Microsoft KB Archive/232978

= BUG: Winsock TCP_NODELAY Option Does Not Work =

PSS ID Number: 232978

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 Embedded ToolKit (ETK)
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 Embedded ToolKit (ETK)

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This article was previously published under Q232978



SYMPTOMS
The TCP_NODELAY option (invoked by the winsock setsockopt call) does not work correctly. When setting the TCP_NODELAY option, the setsockopt call will return successfully, but the Nagle algorithm (RFC 896) will still be applied to the connection.



CAUSE
This can cause some delay in the transmission of packets and may have a detrimental effect on the performance of some applications.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug KB232978

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbWinCEETK210 kbWinCEETK211 kbWinCEETKSearch kbWinCESearch

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