[e2e] tcp keepalive 2 hour default

[Bob Braden]

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  *> does anyone here know the historical rationale for the two
  *> hour minimum on the default tcp keep-alive specified in 
  *> rfc1122?
  *> 
  *>     Keep-alive packets MUST only be sent when no data or
  *>     acknowledgement packets have been received for the
  *>     connection within an interval.  This interval MUST be
  *>     configurable and MUST default to no less than two hours.
  *> 
  *> why was two hours chosen?

To be VERY large... It could have been 1 hour or 3 hours or...

Bob Braden

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