yeah there is a NAT firewall inbetween. I can check there too. But interesting thing is, if I set the tcp_keepalive_time higher it won't time out. But still ... a bit strange. 2011/6/2 John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On 06/01/11 11:35 PM, Clemens Schwaighofer wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a script that runs a query on a remote server. The query will >> take quite some time to finish. >> Now the problem is that the tcp stack will timeout before the query is >> finished. > > > is there a NAT firewall or something else in the middle thats doing > connection tracking?  Âtcp shouldn't time out like that even if your query > is taking multiple hours. > > > -- > john r pierce              ÂN 37, W 123 > santa cruz ca             mid-left coast > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- â Clemens å Schwaighofer â IT Engineer/Web Producer/Planning â E-Graphics Communications SP Digital â 6-17-2 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8167, JAPAN â Tel: +81-(0)3-3545-7706 â Fax: +81-(0)3-3545-7343 â http://www.e-gra.co.jp -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general