LISTEN_TIMEOUT configuration parameter

Use the LISTEN_TIMEOUT configuration parameter to specify the number of seconds in which the server waits for a connection.

onconfig.std value
LISTEN_TIMEOUT 60
units
Seconds
takes effect
After you edit your onconfig file and restart the database server.
When you reset the value dynamically in your onconfig file by running the onmode -wf command.
When you reset the value in memory by running the onmode -wm command.

Usage

You can set LISTEN_TIMEOUT to a lower number to guard against faulty connection requests that might indicate a Denial of Service attack.

Depending on the machine capability of holding the threads (in number), you can configure MAX_INCOMPLETE_CONNECTIONS to a higher value and depending on the network traffic, you can set LISTEN_TIMEOUT to a lower value to reduce the chance that an attack can reach the maximum limit.