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Article: 13241 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Timeout on FTP connections
Date: 26 Feb 2002 12:25:36 -0500
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <1aPe8.900$Sj7.352356@news1.news.adelphia.net>,
williecdog <williecdog@adelphia.net> wrote:
: How can I set a timeout value when making FTP connections? For instance,
: when I attempt to connect to a server which is down, is there a way it will
: "give up" on connecting after 10 seconds instead of the default (which seems
: like a long time)?
:
It's not a Kermit parameter, it's a TCP parameter. I don't think there's
any way to change it, short of editing the source code for your TCP/IP stack,
rebuilding, and reinstalling. The same is true for any other kind of
TCP connection: Telnet, SSH, HTTP, you name it. The application asks the
TCP/IP stack to make the connection, and the TCP/IP stack either makes it
or times out based on its own criteria.
- Frank