On Monday, 04/23/2007 at 10:11 MST, "Schuh, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The situation: > > 1. 2 VM systems, 1 first level and the other as a guest, connected via > TCPNJE. KEEPALIV=NO specified in the PARM of each. > > 2. The guest shuts down and logs off without draining the link. > > 3. The first level system shows the link as connected long (sometimes > days) after the second level system logs off. > > Is this normal or do I need to open a problem?
That is exactly why keepalive packets were invented. If you want to know that a TCP connection is no longer "viable" you have send keepalives. Have cake. Eat cake. Pick one. :-) It comes with a downside in that the link will also drop if there is a loss of connectivity (a routing failure) for the keepalive packet, even if you aren't actively trying to send a file at that moment. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
