Berkeley Sockets - Options For Sockets

Options For Sockets

After creating a socket, it is possible to set options on it. Some of the more common options are:

  • TCP_NODELAY disables the Nagle algorithm.
  • SO_KEEPALIVE enables periodic 'liveness' pings, if supported by the OS.

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