Re: Current diameter of the Internet?

Somewhere I have a first edition of Steven's TCP/IP Illustrated, in some box of books I can't find. Strangely, "3600 seconds" is one timeout value which doesn't exist in that chapter (or TCP). Yep, ISPs and middleware boxes use that value, often incorrectly. On Mon, 22 Jul 2024, Mel Beckman wrote:

In the end, unless you're using some really unusual technology (e.g. RFC2549), just set the timeout to the default 3600 seconds (1 hour). For a detailed explanation, refer to Richard Stevens TCP/IP Illustrated, Chapter 14 .TCP Timeout and Retransmission.