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From: "Shaun T. Erickson" <ste@smxy.org>
Subject: Re: idle timeout question
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:28:45 -0400
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Jason Opperisano wrote:

>>What is the default idle timout on tcp connections passing through an
>>iptables firewall? If it's modifiable, on a rule by rule basis, how do I
>>do that, and what is the maximum timeout that I can set?
> 
> 
> short answer:  5 days
> 
> long answer:  check out "Table 4-2. Internal states" at:
>   http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html#TCPCONNECTIONS
> 
> modifiable rule-by-rule?  i do not believe so...
> 
> maximum?  whatever the max value of an unsigned long integer is on your platform--probably something bigger than would be sane to use (4294967295 comes to mind)...

Thanks.

	-ste