Re: idle timeout question

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Jason Opperisano wrote:

What is the default idle timout on tcp connections passing through an
iptables firewall? If it's modifiable, on a rule by rule basis, how do I
do that, and what is the maximum timeout that I can set?


short answer:  5 days

long answer:  check out "Table 4-2. Internal states" at:
  http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html#TCPCONNECTIONS

modifiable rule-by-rule?  i do not believe so...

maximum? whatever the max value of an unsigned long integer is on your platform--probably something bigger than would be sane to use (4294967295 comes to mind)...

Thanks.

	-ste


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