From 7b2638182fdd16ef6c08f9150e5258bec8d86fd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:44:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify when we switch from keepidle to keepinvtl intervals if sending TCP keepalive probes is enabled. Reviewed by: gnn MFC After: 3 days --- share/man/man4/tcp.4 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/tcp.4 b/share/man/man4/tcp.4 index 26afd8bdb6f8..4f841cf7f593 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/tcp.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/tcp.4 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)tcp.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 16, 2010 +.Dd January 8, 2011 .Dt TCP 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ Amount of time, in milliseconds, that the connection must be idle before keepalive probes (if enabled) are sent. .It Va keepintvl The interval, in milliseconds, between keepalive probes sent to remote -machines. +machines, when no response is received on a +.Va keepidle +probe. After .Dv TCPTV_KEEPCNT (default 8) probes are sent, with no response, the connection is dropped.