If you're referring to the TIME_WAIT in "netstat -an" then you have to find the "maximum segment lifetime" TCP config knob for your operating system and drop that down. Adrian On Tue, Aug 21, 2007, Frank Ruiz wrote: > Greetings, > > I have an origin server that timeous up for up to 1 minute during > extreme conditions. As a result, time_wait connections on the squid > host go through the roof. > > Can someone please recommend what tunables can be adjusted to fix this? > > I currently have: > peer_connect_timeout > > set to: > 5 seconds > > > > Is there anything else that can be done, or should I further reduce the timeout? > > Thank you in advance! -- - Xenion - http://www.xenion.com.au/ - VPS Hosting - Commercial Squid Support - - $25/pm entry-level bandwidth-capped VPSes available in WA -