Configuring Tcp Timers; Configuring Icmp To Send Error Packets; Advantages Of Sending Icmp Error Packets - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring TCP timers

You can configure the following TCP timers:
synwait timer—When sending a SYN packet, TCP starts the synwait timer. If no response packet is
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received within the synwait timer interval, the TCP connection cannot be created.
• finwait timer—When a TCP connection is changed into FIN_WAIT_2 state, the finwait timer is
started.
If no FIN packet is received within the timer interval, the TCP connection is terminated.
If a FIN packet is received, the TCP connection state changes to TIME_WAIT.
If a non-FIN packet is received, the system restarts the timer upon receiving the last non-FIN
packet.
The connection is broken after the timer expires.
The actual length of the finwait timer is determined by the following formula:
Actual length of the finwait timer = (Configured length of the finwait timer – 75) + configured
length of the synwait timer
To configure TCP timers:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Configure the TCP synwait timer.
3. Configure the TCP finwait timer.

Configuring ICMP to send error packets

Sending error packets is a major function of ICMP. Error packets are usually sent by the network or
transport layer protocols to notify the source device of network failures or errors.

Advantages of sending ICMP error packets

ICMP error packets include redirect, timeout, and destination unreachable packets.
ICMP redirect packets
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A host may have only a default route to the default gateway in its routing table after startup. If the
following conditions are satisfied, the default gateway sends ICMP redirect packets to the source
host, telling it to reselect a correct next hop to send the subsequent packets:
The receiving and forwarding interfaces are the same.
The selected route has not been created or modified by an ICMP redirect packet.
The selected route is not the default route of the device.
There is no source route option in the packet.
The ICMP redirect packets function simplifies host administration and enables a host to gradually
optimize the routing table.
• ICMP timeout packets
Command
system-view
tcp timer syn-timeout time-value
tcp timer fin-timeout time-value
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Remarks
N/A
Optional.
The default is 75 seconds.
Optional.
The default is 675 seconds.