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dp_socketOption - Change the options on a socket _________________________________________________________________

dp_socketOption sockId option ?arg?

The dp_socketOption command provides access to the setsockopt(2) and getsockopt(2) system calls. If the optional arg is provided, the option is set on the socket sockId. Otherwise, the current value of option associated with sockId is returned. Currently, 3 socket options can be adjusted:

dp_socketOption sockId sendBuffer ?bytes? Sets/gets the size of the send buffer for sockId. The send buffer is the number of bytes that can be buffered in the system before a send/recv or read/write call will block. The default value is machine dependent.

dp_socketOption sockId recvBuffer ?bytes? Sets/gets the size of the receive buffer for sockId. The receive buffer is the number of bytes that can be buffered in the system before data will cease to flow on a tcp socket, or be dropped on a udp socket. The default value is machine dependent.

dp_socketOption sockId noblock ?yes|no? Sets/gets the non blocking i/o mode for the connection associated with sockId. This option will change the behavior of various transmission routines as described in dp_connect(n). The default value is "no."

dp_socketOption sockId autoClose ?yes|no? Sets/gets the autoClose flag for the connection associated with sockId. If the autoClose flag is "yes", then any errors detected in transmission will automatically close the file. This case typically arrives when the connection is closed unexpectedly. Users can attach callbacks to the closing of the file using the dp_atclose facility. The default value is "yes."

dp_socketOption sockId keepAlive ?yes|no? Sets/gets the "Keep Alive" flag for the tcp connection associated with sockId. If the "Keep Alive" flag is on, the system sends periodic transmission of messages on a tcp socket. Should the connected party fail to respond to these messages, the connection is considered broken and will be closed automatically. The default value is "no."

SEE ALSO

setsockopt(2), getsockopt(2), dp_connect(n)

AUTHOR

Brian Smith (bsmith@cs.berkeley.edu)
Steve Yen (syen@cs.berkeley.edu)
Stephen Tu (tus@roger-rabbit.cs.berkeley.edu)


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