Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:30:54 -0800 | | From | Phil Oester <> | | Subject | Re: SO_REUSEADDR not allowing server and client to use same port |
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On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 12:15:06PM -0600, Nebojsa Miljanovic wrote: > Hello all, > I have seen similar complaints about this issue before in the list archive, but > I have not seen any resolution. So, I am posting the question again in hope of > getting some replies. > > Currently, Linux does not allow reuse of same local port for both TCP server and > TCP client. I understand that there may be a need to prevent two servers from > binding to the same local port, but having 1 server and 1 outgoing client use it > should be allowed. Other Unix like operating systems do allow it. Further more, > Linux SCTP socket API allows for this to happen. And, I can't imagine why this > restriction would exists for TCP and not for SCTP.
You'd likely get better response by posting this on the netdev list.
Phil
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