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Re: how long is it supposed to take for connect to time out? 13 minutes ???
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (agulbra@troll.no)
Sat Jul 8 17:23:01 1995
From: agulbra@troll.no
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 12:56:22 +0200
To: gsstark@mit.edu
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu, torvalds@cs.Helsinki.FI
In-Reply-To: <9507080216.AA16089@yaz-pistachio.MIT.EDU> (by gsstark@mit.edu)
> On other platforms connect() generally time out in 60s +/- 15s.
> Linux seems to not time out for 13 over minutes.
Timing out in just a minute is a bit dubious according to the RFCs.
If you need close control over timing, schedule an alarm, or use a
non-blocking connect (RTFM fcntl(FIONBIO) or get the Stevens book).
The former is easier, the latter allows you to connect to several
hosts at once.
--Arnt
