What are the ramifications of changing the net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time value to a higher or lower value?
Issue
- Are there any ramifications of changing the value in net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time to a higher or lower value?
- Can I make this change on the fly? If yes, then how?
- What are the steps on making this change permanent?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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