BUG: Winsock TCP_NODELAY Option Does Not Work

ID: Q232978

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows CE, versions 2.1, 2.11 Embedded ToolKit (ETK)

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 this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2.1,2.11
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug