On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Gordon Haverland wrote: > > > > > value, such that if it hadn't recieved a packet in a certain > > > length of time, it would "tickle" the other end to see if it > > > could re-initiate transfer. > > > > You mean like the timeout value that defaults to 2 mins? Read apt.conf > > to see how to set it even lower if you want. Probably also want to enable > > retires. > > The only file in /etc/apt I can remember editing is sources.list. I > do not have a apt.conf file (somehow), but I do have a apt.conf~ file. > I believe FreeSCO is set to barf at 2 minutes, which sounds like a > conflict to me.
Mm, it should have said 'read the apt.conf man page' Jason
