TCP Keep Alive and HTTP Keep Alive Are Not the Same Feature

They share a name and almost nothing else. One is a kernel probe that fires after two hours of silence. The other is connection reuse you can watch in the…

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Parameter Default Meaning
tcp_keepalive_time 7200 Seconds idle before the first probe
tcp_keepalive_intvl 75 Seconds between probes
tcp_keepalive_probes 9 Failed probes before the connection is dropped

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