Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!MULTIMAX.ARPA!kirschen From: kirschen@MULTIMAX.ARPA (David Kirschen) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: connection establish timeout query Message-ID: <8707061258.AA00354@multimax.ARPA> Date: Mon, 6-Jul-87 08:58:49 EDT Article-I.D.: multimax.8707061258.AA00354 Posted: Mon Jul 6 08:58:49 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Jul-87 02:52:41 EDT References: <8707031201.AA01847@multimax.ARPA> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 35 Date: Thu, 02 Jul 87 11:53:33 -0400 From: Mike BresciaMike, thanks for getting back to me. I'm not sure what timeout values we are currently using here - that's why I asked the question. Do you have a feel for what is "common" around the Arpanet ? I would expect that about the same timeout limits are used almost everywhere, and I'd like to know what those values are. We understand that the timeout's are determined by the software, and we just want to see if we are "in the ballpark" compared to other sites. Thanks again! ---------------------- I would interpret this question as "What should the open timeout be for telnet, ftp, and mail user and server programs?" What sort of numbers are used in the software? mike ---- forwarded message ---- Received: by multimax.ARPA (4.12/25-eef) id AA02553; Wed, 1 Jul 87 09:02:23 edt Date: Wed, 1 Jul 87 09:02:23 edt From: David Kirschen Message-Id: <8707011302.AA02553@multimax.ARPA> Subject: Arpanet Timeouts Hi - Could you tell me if there is a way to determine if we are seeing a reasonable number of connection timeouts over the Arpanet? We get lots of connections failing, for various applications (mail, ftp, telnet). We'd like to know what the commonly used timeout constant is (i.e., how long should it take when establishing a connection before the initiator just gives up?). Thanks !!