Ron Sigal [http://community.jboss.org/people/ron.sigal%40jboss.com] replied to the discussion "Detection failure delay for JMS bisocket connection" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/535525#535525 -------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Amar, Remoting detects an apparent network problem by sending pings from the client to the server and waiting for a reply.  If the reply doesn't arrive within the configured time frame, Remoting informs JBossMessaging.  The relevant configuration parameters are "validatorPingPeriod" determines how often the ping is sent, and "validatorPingTimeout" determines the window within which the response must arrive.  So the ping could get sent anywhere from 0 to 60 seconds after the plug is pulled, and the problem detected anywhere from 30 to 90 seconds after the plug is pulled.  So, I can explain why the problem detection could take up to 90 seconds.  I can't explain how it could happen within 5 seconds, unless some other problem had prevented the server from sending a response to a ping that had already been sent, say 25 seconds before you pulled the plug.  Just a stab in the dark. -Ron -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/535525#535525] Start a new discussion in JBoss Remoting at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]