A UNIX Parameter $cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_retries1 3 $echo 4 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_r Parameter Definition This value influences the time, after which TCP decides, that something is wrong due to unacknowledged RTO retransmissions, and reports this suspicion to the network layer. RFC 1122 recommends at least 3 retransmissions, which is the default. Parameter Code Internals snippet 1 { …