Does Anzio do any time-outs over TCP/IP?

Anzio does nothing with time-outs. In fact, we totally depend on Windows and Windows is dependent on not getting any type of disconnect from the host. Within Windows, there are a few registry entries that relate to keeping a connection alive (refer to a reference guide on Windows Registry troubleshooting for more information). These determine when Windows will check for a dropped connection (how long to "stay alive") and how long to wait before determining the connection has been dropped from the other end. However, these do not determine time-outs. Rather Windows TCP/IP simply responds to a dropped connection. The most common problem for the dropped connection has to do with other network devices. A couple of examples are a) a router that drops stale "routes" out of its table after a period of time, b) WAN connection devices that occasionally get long latencies between the PC and Host and c) other devices, such as bridges, VPNs, firewalls, etc., that drop "stale" connections when a table fills up or idle period is reached. Of course, there are other causes, such as the host shell script having a time-out included, the host telnet server having time-outs set, etc. Sometimes you can fine tune the TCP/IP parameters to not respond quite so quickly or to retry more often before determining a connection as severed. Check out the Microsoft web site for some helpful hints.