diff --git a/pkg/interfaces/tcp_netbsd.go b/pkg/interfaces/tcp_netbsd.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interfaces/tcp_netbsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// +build netbsd
+
+package interfaces
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Sudo-Ivan/reticulum-go/pkg/debug"
+)
+
+func (tc *TCPClientInterface) setTimeoutsLinux() error {
+	tcpConn, ok := tc.conn.(*net.TCPConn)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("not a TCP connection")
+	}
+
+	if err := tcpConn.SetKeepAlive(true); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable keepalive: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	keepalivePeriod := TCP_PROBE_INTERVAL_SEC * time.Second
+	if tc.i2pTunneled {
+		keepalivePeriod = I2P_PROBE_INTERVAL_SEC * time.Second
+	}
+	
+	if err := tcpConn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(keepalivePeriod); err != nil {
+		debug.Log(debug.DEBUG_VERBOSE, "Failed to set keepalive period", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	debug.Log(debug.DEBUG_VERBOSE, "TCP keepalive configured (NetBSD)", "i2p", tc.i2pTunneled)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tc *TCPClientInterface) setTimeoutsOSX() error {
+	return tc.setTimeoutsLinux()
+}
+