= nng_tcp_set_keepalive(3tcp)
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== NAME

nng_tcp_set_keepalive - enable or disable TCP keepalives

== SYNOPSIS

[source, c]
----
#include <nng/nng.h>
#include <nng/supplemental/tcp/tcp.h>

int nng_tcp_set_keepalive(nng_tcp *conn, bool keepalive);
----

== DESCRIPTION

The `nng_tcp_set_keepalive()` is used to enable or disable ((TCP keepalives))
on the connection named by _conn_, depending on the value of _keepalive_.

Different platforms have varying degress of support, with different thresholds
for the interval between keep alive messages, and the duration required for
a remote peer to be assumed to be offline.

TIP: Keepalives can help keep a connection active, and prevent firewalls or
other network equipment from discarding routing information as "`stale`",
but enabling this means interruptions in connectivity will cause a
connection to fail, which might otherwise be able to recover.
Keepalives can also prevent a system from going to sleep properly.

== RETURN VALUES

This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

== ERRORS

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`NNG_ECLOSED`:: The connection _conn_ is closed.

== SEE ALSO

[.text-left]
<<nng_tcp_recv.3tcp#,nng_tcp_recv(3tcp)>>,
<<nng_strerror.3#,nng_strerror(3)>>,
<<nng_tcp.5#,nng_tcp(5)>>