Q135360: Periodic Re-Transmit Times for Packets
Article: Q135360
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.10 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51
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SUMMARY
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Some network traffic occurs simply because the network is active. For example,
some network traffic occurs as a result of periodic retransmission of packets as
"keepalive" requests, browser requests, polling, and the acknowledgment packets
sent for each of these requests.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following table documents packet types and their default send intervals.
Packet Type Protocol Transport Interval
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NetLogon SMB TCP/IP & NetBEUI 300 seconds
Browse SMB TCP/IP & NetBEUI 300 seconds (Windows NT 3.1)
720 seconds (Windows NT 3.5x)
KeepAlive NetBIOS TCP/IP 60 minutes (Windows NT 3.5x)
SessionAlive NetBIOS NetBEUI 30 seconds (LAN Manager)
Poll/Final LLC NetBEUI 30 seconds (or ACK to Poll)
KeepAlive NetBIOS IPX 30 seconds
Echo SMB SMB Direct Host IPX 240 seconds
NOTE: The Browse packet type mentioned above indicates network traffic between a
Windows NT primary domain controller (PDC) and its backup domain controllers
(BDCs).
The Windows NT redirector echoes an SMB every 30 seconds to each server that has
an associated Long Term Request outstanding.
Some of the default values can be adjusted by changing the appropriate values in
the Windows NT registry. For more information about these settings, query on the
following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
winnt registry keepalive | session timeout
For additional information on adjusting PDC browse broadcasts, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q134985
TITLE : Browsing & Other Traffic Incur High Costs over ISDN Routers
Additional query words: 3.10 prodnt polling pulse background bdc keep alvie time out
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version : 3.10 3.50 3.51
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