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Document that keep alive will double the second value in server mode and give a short explanation why the value is chosen.

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PATCH v2 1/1 Document that keep alive will double the second value in server mode and give a short explanation why the value is chosen.

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 doc/openvpn.8 |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
doc/openvpn.8 +4 -0
index f586744..6b10fe4 100644
@@ -1584,6 +1584,10 @@ and
 .B \-\-ping-restart
 in server mode configurations.
 
+The server timeout is set twice the value of the second argument. 
+This ensures that a timeout is dectected on client side 
+before the server side drops the connection.
+
 For example,
 .B \-\-keepalive 10 60
 expands as follows:
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Hi,

ACK :)

gert

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---
 doc/openvpn.8 |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
doc/openvpn.8 +4 -0
index f586744..6b10fe4 100644
@@ -1584,6 +1584,10 @@ and
 .B \-\-ping-restart
 in server mode configurations.
 
+The server timeout is set twice the value of the second argument. 
+This ensures that a timeout is dectected on client side 
+before the server side drops the connection.
+
 For example,
 .B \-\-keepalive 10 60
 expands as follows:
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 doc/openvpn.8 |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

Applied to master.

commit 341e6bb67f072731d75769ce875633e544544062

Author: Arne Schwabe <[email protected]...>
Date:   Mon Sep 3 14:16:04 2012 +0200
    Document that keep alive will double the second value in server mode and give a short explanation why the value is chosen.
    
    Acked-by: Gert Doering <[email protected]...>
    Message-Id: [email protected]...
    URL: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.openvpn.devel/7041  
    Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <[email protected]...>

kind regards,

David Sommerseth