Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: tcp bug | Date | Mon, 27 May 1996 21:35:55 +0100 (BST) |
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> The timer counts down to zero, then starts _again_ at 120.00, and never > releases the socket. The remote host has already closed the connection > and believes that the communication is over.
It is still trying to get sense from the remote host but getting no satisfactory response or indication
> At this point it's not possible to start the server process on Linux > anymore because of 'Address already in use'. The only solution is to > reboot the machine.
The socket should eventually die. If you have a server you need to restart you should use SO_REUSEADDR in it.
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