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+<samba:parameter name="socket options"
+ context="G"
+ type="string"
+ xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<description>
+ <para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>Modern server operating systems are tuned for high
+ network performance in the majority of situations; when you set socket
+ options you are overriding those settings. Linux in particular has an
+ auto-tuning mechanism for buffer sizes that will be disabled if you
+ specify a socket buffer size. This can potentially cripple your
+ TCP/IP stack.</para>
+
+ <para> Getting the socket options correct can make a big difference to
+ your performance, but getting them wrong can degrade it by just as
+ much. As with any other low level setting, if you must make changes
+ to it, make small changes and <emphasis>test</emphasis> the effect
+ before making any large changes.</para>
+ </warning>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>This option allows you to set socket options
+ to be used when talking with the client.</para>
+
+ <para>Socket options are controls on the networking layer
+ of the operating systems which allow the connection to be
+ tuned.</para>
+
+ <para>This option will typically be used to tune your Samba server
+ for optimal performance for your local network. There is no way
+ that Samba can know what the optimal parameters are for your net,
+ so you must experiment and choose them yourself. We strongly
+ suggest you read the appropriate documentation for your operating
+ system first (perhaps <command moreinfo="none">man
+ setsockopt</command> will help).</para>
+
+ <para>You may find that on some systems Samba will say
+ &quot;Unknown socket option&quot; when you supply an option. This means you
+ either incorrectly typed it or you need to add an include file
+ to includes.h for your OS. If the latter is the case please
+ send the patch to <ulink url="mailto:samba-technical@lists.samba.org">
+ samba-technical@lists.samba.org</ulink>.</para>
+
+ <para>Any of the supported socket options may be combined
+ in any way you like, as long as your OS allows it.</para>
+
+ <para>This is the list of socket options currently settable
+ using this option:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>SO_KEEPALIVE</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_REUSEADDR</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_BROADCAST</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_NODELAY</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_KEEPCNT *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_KEEPIDLE *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_KEEPINTVL *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>IPTOS_LOWDELAY</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>IPTOS_THROUGHPUT</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_REUSEPORT</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_SNDBUF *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_RCVBUF *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_SNDLOWAT *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_RCVLOWAT *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_SNDTIMEO *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>SO_RCVTIMEO *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_FASTACK *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_QUICKACK</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_NODELAYACK</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_KEEPALIVE_THRESHOLD *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_KEEPALIVE_ABORT_THRESHOLD *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT *</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>TCP_USER_TIMEOUT *</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>Those marked with a <emphasis>'*'</emphasis> take an integer
+ argument. The others can optionally take a 1 or 0 argument to enable
+ or disable the option, by default they will be enabled if you
+ don't specify 1 or 0.</para>
+
+ <para>To specify an argument use the syntax SOME_OPTION = VALUE
+ for example <command moreinfo="none">SO_SNDBUF = 8192</command>. Note that you must
+ not have any spaces before or after the = sign.</para>
+
+ <para>If you are on a local network then a sensible option
+ might be:</para>
+
+ <para><command moreinfo="none">socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY</command></para>
+
+ <para>If you have a local network then you could try:</para>
+
+ <para><command moreinfo="none">socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY</command></para>
+
+ <para>If you are on a wide area network then perhaps try
+ setting IPTOS_THROUGHPUT. </para>
+
+ <para>Note that several of the options may cause your Samba
+ server to fail completely. Use these options with caution!</para>
+</description>
+
+<value type="default">TCP_NODELAY</value>
+<value type="example">IPTOS_LOWDELAY</value>
+</samba:parameter>