Re: [FW1] TCP TimeOut Problems

["Craig Skelton" <cskelton@FW1-NOSPAMbridges.com>]

3600 seconds is the default tcp timeout. That means that it is likely the
UNIX box itself that is killing the inactive session. Tell them to either
nohup their process (The nohup command makes a process run beyond the shell
dying). Or, use this little shell script to keep the session alive:

----SNIP---------
#!/bin/sh
while ( true ) do echo -n "."; sleep 1; done
----SNIP---------
or just type:
while ( true ) do echo -n "."; sleep 1; done

That'll print out dots and keep the session active. Why bother increasing
the tcp timeout when this work around will do. :)

Cheers,
Craig


----- Original Message -----
From: "GIRAUT,JESUS (HP-Venezuela,ex1)" <jesus_giraut@hp.com>
To: <fw-1-mailinglist@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:29 PM
Subject: [FW1] TCP TimeOut Problems


>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm having some problems with a UNIX server protected by a Firewall-1
> running on a Windows NT box.  The users are accessing an application via
> telnet on the Unix server which controls a printer located outside the
> firewall.  These users access some sections from this application and send
> information to the printer, they receive the following problem:
>
> When they try to print some information, the printer starts printing the
job
> but after 2 or 3 minutes the telnet session to the server suddenly stops
and
> it stops also the printing.  I think this a TCP timeout problem, however
I'm
> using some configuration documents from the CheckPoint support web site in
> order to increase this tcp timeout value but I keep receiving the same
> problem.
>
> I don't know if I'm missing some steps on the configuration of the TCP
> timeout, or if it could be a timeout on the same Windows NT operative
> system.  Any similar experience?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
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