What is the initial RTO value of TCP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?

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Issue

  • How does Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 compute the TCP retransmission timer?
  • What is the initial RTO (Retransmission Time Out) value of TCP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?
  • Does RHEL6 compute TCP RTO with an intial value of 1 second (instead of 3 seconds) as per RFC 2988bis?
  • Does RHEL 6 conform to RFC 6298 which superseded the draft RFC 2988bis?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • TCP re-transmissions

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