From: Kem Mason Date: 2008-11-14T08:29:45+09:00 Subject: Re: How to set socket option SO_RCVTIMEO It appears that I am supposed to call setsockopt before connecting -- which would explain why your example (which calls setsockopt before calling accept()) works, and mine, where it is client side, does not. I have yet to figure out how to create a client socket that I can call setsockopt on without connecting right away. I'll post any update -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.