  TCP/IP Retransmission? 
 The Question is:
 
I need to change the minimal tcp retatsmission timers interval. How can it be
 done?
 
We have use  Digital TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V4.1  on a
 AlphaServer 2100A 5/300 running OpenVMS V6.2-1H3
 
Thanks.
 
 The Answer is :
 
  The TCP/IP Engineering team does not normally encourage altering
  the TCP retransmit settings.
 
  Your TCP/IP Services and OpenVMS Versions are very old, and both
  should be upgraded to more current releases.  (If you must stay at
  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2-1H3, you will want to move to TCP/IP Services
  V4.2 with the current ECO.)
 
  For details of retransmission handling, please see RFC 793.
 
  Please see topics (5632) -- retransmissions are not necessarily
  as simple as might be assumed -- and please also consider a fix
  to a known TFTP retransmission problem that was implemented circa
  V4.2 ECO5 (and later) and V5.0A ECO3 (and later).
 
  With current versions (V5.0 and later), please see the TCPIP utility
  command:
 
    SHOW PROTOCOL TCP /PARAMETERS
 
  And the sysconfig utility:
 
    $ @sys$manager:tcpip$define_commands.com
    $ sysconfig -q inet
 
 Answer written or last revised on  3-JUL-2003 
