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  • Is grep -n SO_RCVTIMEO /usr/include/sys/socket.h what are you looking for? Commented Jan 28, 2013 at 17:29
  • @dchirikov That's not a value of the timeout. Commented Jan 28, 2013 at 17:38
  • Meddling with the finely tuned default timeouts for TCP is like the rules of program optimization: "Don't do it. Rule for experts: Don't do it (yet)". You have to have an absolutely clear reason do do this, and probably never on Intenrnet-facing links. Commented Jan 28, 2013 at 22:24
  • @vonbrand If they were finely tuned for what this machine does the question wouldn't come up. :) Commented Jan 29, 2013 at 16:32