[Openvpn-users] While reading the docs (--keepalive)

[Ralf H. <Ral...@ch...>]

While reading the docs, I noticed this bit:

For example, --keepalive 10 60 expands as follows:

  if mode server:
     ping 10                    # Argument: interval
     ping-restart 120           # Argument: timeout*2
     push "ping 10"             # Argument: interval
     push "ping-restart 60"     # Argument: timeout
  else
     ping 10
     # Argument: interval
     ping-restart 60            # Argument: timeout

So, while both server and client ping each other at least once every
10s, the server uses "ping-restart 120", and the client gets pushed "ping-restart 60"

What the rationale of having both client and server ping each other at
the same interval, but then use ping-restart with different timeouts?

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