X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftimeout.texi;h=2cb52019d32608cf03ee33118b3987967d480188;hb=a11b0bda178937e6891770f40f800d69b5640313;hp=89dcf1e500c8c76e4714c967e75455edc02b2e99;hpb=9a5ef6e33490971fc5af5538cdf98e800b692ea7;p=govpn.git diff --git a/doc/timeout.texi b/doc/timeout.texi index 89dcf1e..2cb5201 100644 --- a/doc/timeout.texi +++ b/doc/timeout.texi @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ @node Timeout -@cindex Timeout @subsection Timeout Because of stateless UDP nature there is no way to reliably know if @@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ dead. Timeout option should be synchronized both for server and client. If there were no packets at all during fourth part of timeout, then special heartbeat packet is sent. So VPN connection should be alive all -the time, even if there is no traffic in corresponding TAP interfaces. +the time, even if there is no traffic in corresponding TUN/TAP interfaces. @strong{Beware}: this consumes traffic. Stale peers and handshake states are cleaned up every timeout period.