iw7-mod/deps/curl/docs/cmdline-opts/happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms.md
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Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. curl happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms <milliseconds> Time for IPv6 before trying IPv4 7.59.0 connection single
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--happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms 500 $URL

--happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms

Happy Eyeballs is an algorithm that attempts to connect to both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for dual-stack hosts, giving IPv6 a head-start of the specified number of milliseconds. If the IPv6 address cannot be connected to within that time, then a connection attempt is made to the IPv4 address in parallel. The first connection to be established is the one that is used.

The range of suggested useful values is limited. Happy Eyeballs RFC 6555 says "It is RECOMMENDED that connection attempts be paced 150-250 ms apart to balance human factors against network load." libcurl currently defaults to 200 ms. Firefox and Chrome currently default to 300 ms.