diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
index 234f83f2897fd0cc120419512617e2c78c93be2e..357f1d551771201f4b9587186fc01a97809ad06b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
@@ -573,12 +573,21 @@ static ssize_t o2nm_cluster_attr_idle_timeout_ms_write(
 	ret =  o2nm_cluster_attr_write(page, count, &val);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		if (val <= cluster->cl_keepalive_delay_ms) {
+		if (cluster->cl_idle_timeout_ms != val
+			&& o2net_num_connected_peers()) {
+			mlog(ML_NOTICE,
+			     "o2net: cannot change idle timeout after "
+			     "the first peer has agreed to it."
+			     "  %d connected peers\n",
+			     o2net_num_connected_peers());
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else if (val <= cluster->cl_keepalive_delay_ms) {
 			mlog(ML_NOTICE, "o2net: idle timeout must be larger "
 			     "than keepalive delay\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			cluster->cl_idle_timeout_ms = val;
 		}
-		cluster->cl_idle_timeout_ms = val;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -599,12 +608,21 @@ static ssize_t o2nm_cluster_attr_keepalive_delay_ms_write(
 	ret =  o2nm_cluster_attr_write(page, count, &val);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		if (val >= cluster->cl_idle_timeout_ms) {
+		if (cluster->cl_keepalive_delay_ms != val
+		    && o2net_num_connected_peers()) {
+			mlog(ML_NOTICE,
+			     "o2net: cannot change keepalive delay after"
+			     " the first peer has agreed to it."
+			     "  %d connected peers\n",
+			     o2net_num_connected_peers());
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else if (val >= cluster->cl_idle_timeout_ms) {
 			mlog(ML_NOTICE, "o2net: keepalive delay must be "
 			     "smaller than idle timeout\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			cluster->cl_keepalive_delay_ms = val;
 		}
-		cluster->cl_keepalive_delay_ms = val;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index ebbaee664c667d26c4e9562c49697c45885a0fe0..457753df1ae76719933463a268e7fd44a7dd9fc1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ static void o2net_sc_cancel_delayed_work(struct o2net_sock_container *sc,
 		sc_put(sc);
 }
 
+static atomic_t o2net_connected_peers = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+int o2net_num_connected_peers(void)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&o2net_connected_peers);
+}
+
 static void o2net_set_nn_state(struct o2net_node *nn,
 			       struct o2net_sock_container *sc,
 			       unsigned valid, int err)
@@ -390,6 +397,11 @@ static void o2net_set_nn_state(struct o2net_node *nn,
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&nn->nn_lock);
 
+	if (old_sc && !sc)
+		atomic_dec(&o2net_connected_peers);
+	else if (!old_sc && sc)
+		atomic_inc(&o2net_connected_peers);
+
 	/* the node num comparison and single connect/accept path should stop
 	 * an non-null sc from being overwritten with another */
 	BUG_ON(sc && nn->nn_sc && nn->nn_sc != sc);
@@ -1123,6 +1135,44 @@ static int o2net_check_handshake(struct o2net_sock_container *sc)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Ensure timeouts are consistent with other nodes, otherwise
+	 * we can end up with one node thinking that the other must be down,
+	 * but isn't. This can ultimately cause corruption.
+	 */
+	if (be32_to_cpu(hand->o2net_idle_timeout_ms) !=
+				o2net_idle_timeout(sc->sc_node)) {
+		mlog(ML_NOTICE, SC_NODEF_FMT " uses a network idle timeout of "
+		     "%u ms, but we use %u ms locally.  disconnecting\n",
+		     SC_NODEF_ARGS(sc),
+		     be32_to_cpu(hand->o2net_idle_timeout_ms),
+		     o2net_idle_timeout(sc->sc_node));
+		o2net_ensure_shutdown(nn, sc, -ENOTCONN);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (be32_to_cpu(hand->o2net_keepalive_delay_ms) !=
+			o2net_keepalive_delay(sc->sc_node)) {
+		mlog(ML_NOTICE, SC_NODEF_FMT " uses a keepalive delay of "
+		     "%u ms, but we use %u ms locally.  disconnecting\n",
+		     SC_NODEF_ARGS(sc),
+		     be32_to_cpu(hand->o2net_keepalive_delay_ms),
+		     o2net_keepalive_delay(sc->sc_node));
+		o2net_ensure_shutdown(nn, sc, -ENOTCONN);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (be32_to_cpu(hand->o2hb_heartbeat_timeout_ms) !=
+			O2HB_MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+		mlog(ML_NOTICE, SC_NODEF_FMT " uses a heartbeat timeout of "
+		     "%u ms, but we use %u ms locally.  disconnecting\n",
+		     SC_NODEF_ARGS(sc),
+		     be32_to_cpu(hand->o2hb_heartbeat_timeout_ms),
+		     O2HB_MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT_MS);
+		o2net_ensure_shutdown(nn, sc, -ENOTCONN);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	sc->sc_handshake_ok = 1;
 
 	spin_lock(&nn->nn_lock);
@@ -1155,6 +1205,23 @@ static int o2net_advance_rx(struct o2net_sock_container *sc)
 	sclog(sc, "receiving\n");
 	do_gettimeofday(&sc->sc_tv_advance_start);
 
+	if (unlikely(sc->sc_handshake_ok == 0)) {
+		if(sc->sc_page_off < sizeof(struct o2net_handshake)) {
+			data = page_address(sc->sc_page) + sc->sc_page_off;
+			datalen = sizeof(struct o2net_handshake) - sc->sc_page_off;
+			ret = o2net_recv_tcp_msg(sc->sc_sock, data, datalen);
+			if (ret > 0)
+				sc->sc_page_off += ret;
+		}
+
+		if (sc->sc_page_off == sizeof(struct o2net_handshake)) {
+			o2net_check_handshake(sc);
+			if (unlikely(sc->sc_handshake_ok == 0))
+				ret = -EPROTO;
+		}
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* do we need more header? */
 	if (sc->sc_page_off < sizeof(struct o2net_msg)) {
 		data = page_address(sc->sc_page) + sc->sc_page_off;
@@ -1162,15 +1229,6 @@ static int o2net_advance_rx(struct o2net_sock_container *sc)
 		ret = o2net_recv_tcp_msg(sc->sc_sock, data, datalen);
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			sc->sc_page_off += ret;
-
-			/* this working relies on the handshake being
-			 * smaller than the normal message header */
-			if (sc->sc_page_off >= sizeof(struct o2net_handshake)&&
-			    !sc->sc_handshake_ok && o2net_check_handshake(sc)) {
-				ret = -EPROTO;
-				goto out;
-			}
-
 			/* only swab incoming here.. we can
 			 * only get here once as we cross from
 			 * being under to over */
@@ -1272,6 +1330,18 @@ static int o2net_set_nodelay(struct socket *sock)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void o2net_initialize_handshake(void)
+{
+	o2net_hand->o2hb_heartbeat_timeout_ms = cpu_to_be32(
+		O2HB_MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT_MS);
+	o2net_hand->o2net_idle_timeout_ms = cpu_to_be32(
+		o2net_idle_timeout(NULL));
+	o2net_hand->o2net_keepalive_delay_ms = cpu_to_be32(
+		o2net_keepalive_delay(NULL));
+	o2net_hand->o2net_reconnect_delay_ms = cpu_to_be32(
+		o2net_reconnect_delay(NULL));
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 /* called when a connect completes and after a sock is accepted.  the
@@ -1286,6 +1356,7 @@ static void o2net_sc_connect_completed(struct work_struct *work)
               (unsigned long long)O2NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
 	      (unsigned long long)be64_to_cpu(o2net_hand->connector_id));
 
+	o2net_initialize_handshake();
 	o2net_sendpage(sc, o2net_hand, sizeof(*o2net_hand));
 	sc_put(sc);
 }
@@ -1514,6 +1585,8 @@ static void o2net_hb_node_down_cb(struct o2nm_node *node, int node_num,
 
 	if (node_num != o2nm_this_node())
 		o2net_disconnect_node(node);
+
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&o2net_connected_peers) < 0);
 }
 
 static void o2net_hb_node_up_cb(struct o2nm_node *node, int node_num,
@@ -1677,6 +1750,7 @@ static int o2net_accept_one(struct socket *sock)
 	o2net_register_callbacks(sc->sc_sock->sk, sc);
 	o2net_sc_queue_work(sc, &sc->sc_rx_work);
 
+	o2net_initialize_handshake();
 	o2net_sendpage(sc, o2net_hand, sizeof(*o2net_hand));
 
 out:
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
index 2e08976050fb0d448cd4e2968cf0672af3e4caa4..21a4e43df836159c177771974ffc215957d26bf3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ void o2net_unregister_hb_callbacks(void);
 int o2net_start_listening(struct o2nm_node *node);
 void o2net_stop_listening(struct o2nm_node *node);
 void o2net_disconnect_node(struct o2nm_node *node);
+int o2net_num_connected_peers(void);
 
 int o2net_init(void);
 void o2net_exit(void);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp_internal.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp_internal.h
index 56f7ee1d254737a917cfa1ef175d2b93cac719e3..b700dc9624d13774cd693ab3bde426829fc9e79a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp_internal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp_internal.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
  * locking semantics of the file system using the protocol.  It should 
  * be somewhere else, I'm sure, but right now it isn't.
  *
+ * New in version 5:
+ * 	- Network timeout checking protocol
+ *
  * New in version 4:
  * 	- Remove i_generation from lock names for better stat performance.
  *
@@ -48,10 +51,14 @@
  * 	- full 64 bit i_size in the metadata lock lvbs
  * 	- introduction of "rw" lock and pushing meta/data locking down
  */
-#define O2NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION 4ULL
+#define O2NET_PROTOCOL_VERSION 5ULL
 struct o2net_handshake {
 	__be64	protocol_version;
 	__be64	connector_id;
+	__be32  o2hb_heartbeat_timeout_ms;
+	__be32  o2net_idle_timeout_ms;
+	__be32  o2net_keepalive_delay_ms;
+	__be32  o2net_reconnect_delay_ms;
 };
 
 struct o2net_node {