Specifying Transport Timeout Parameters

You can fine-tune various transport-related timeout parameters that are used by the Novell BorderManager 3.8 proxy server for connections. Do not change the defaults unless you are certain of the outcomes. You might need to change the parameters based on your network load.

To specify transport timeout parameters:

1. In NetWare Administrator, select the Novell BorderManager 3.8 Setup page for the server.

2. Click Transport > specify values for any of the following TCP timeout parameters you want to set:

   • Establish Connection Timeout: The number of seconds or minutes the proxy server attempts to establish a connection before timing out because the other side has not responded.

     You might want to increase this value if you notice that the remote server is reachable (the ping succeeds) but the load is heavy.

   • Connection Keepalive Interval: The number of minutes or hours a connection is idle before the proxy server queries to check if the other server is still responding.
   • Data Read Timeout: The number of seconds or minutes the proxy server waits for expected data to begin arriving before it times out. You might want to increase this value if you notice that the browser receives incomplete data or the connection is disconnected in the middle of data transfer.
   • Idle Server Persistent Connection Timeout: The number of minutes or hours the proxy server keeps the TCP connection between the browser and the proxy server active, even if there is no data flow.
   • Idle Client Persistent Connection Timeout: The number of seconds or minutes the proxy server keeps the connection to the origin Web (or FTP or Gopher) server or another proxy server active, even if there is no data flow.

3. Click OK, then click OK again from the Novell BorderManager 3.8 Setup page.