Does changing the "net.ipv4.tcp_retries2" kernel tunable take effect immediately?
Issue
- Does changing the
net.ipv4.tcp_retries2kernel tunable take effect immediately? - Is the currently connected session also affected? Or will the newly connected session be affected? Please advise the scope of applying the kernel tunable
- What is the behaviour of
sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_retries2 = xon existing TCP sockets?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
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