From: Marc Slemko <marc@apache.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:44:45 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Modify the FIN_WAIT_2 docs page to change the info on Solaris (based on
X-Git-Tag: APACHE_1_2b7~22
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Modify the FIN_WAIT_2 docs page to change the info on Solaris (based on
information from Mukesh Kacker <mukesh.kacker@eng.sun.com>)
and add info on HP-UX (based on information from
Rick Jones <raj@cup.hp.com>).


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@77525 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/misc/fin_wait_2.html b/docs/manual/misc/fin_wait_2.html
index d4aa20e478..fe65c7c790 100644
--- a/docs/manual/misc/fin_wait_2.html
+++ b/docs/manual/misc/fin_wait_2.html
@@ -123,13 +123,26 @@ The following systems are known to have a timeout:
 	    <A HREF="ftp://ftp.bsdi.com/bsdi/patches/patches-2.1/K210-027">
 	    K210-027</A> patch installed.  
 	<LI><A HREF="http://www.sun.com/">Solaris</A> as of around version
-	    2.2.  The timeout may need tuning by using <CODE>ndd</CODE> to 
-	    modify <CODE>tcp_fin_wait_2_flush_interval</CODE>.
+	    2.2.  The timeout can be tuned by using <CODE>ndd</CODE> to 
+	    modify <CODE>tcp_fin_wait_2_flush_interval</CODE>, but the
+	    default should be appropriate for most servers and improper 
+	    tuning can have negative impacts.
 	<LI><A HREF="http://www.sco.com/">SCO TCP/IP Release 1.2.1</A>
 	    can be modified to have a timeout by following
 	    <A HREF="http://www.sco.com/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=2242622956+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve"> SCO's instructions</A>.
 	<LI><A HREF="http://www.linux.org/">Linux</A> 2.0.x and
 	    earlier(?)
+	<LI><A HREF="http://www.hp.com/">HP-UX</A> 10.x defaults to 
+ 	    terminating connections in the FIN_WAIT_2 state after the 
+	    normal keepalive timeouts.  This does not
+	    refer to the persistent connection or HTTP keepalive
+	    timeouts, but the <CODE>SO_LINGER</CODE> socket option 
+	    which is enabled by Apache.  This parameter can be adjusted 
+	    by using <CODE>nettune</CODE> to modify parameters such as
+	    <CODE>tcp_keepstart</CODE> and <CODE>tcp_keepstop</CODE>.
+	    In later revisions, there is an explicit timer for
+	    connections in FIN_WAIT_2 that can be modified; contact HP
+	    support for details.
 </UL>
 <P>
 The following systems are known to not have at timeout: