Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Fw: sendpkt: Connection refused | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 12 Oct 1998 18:39:21 +0200 |
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mblack@csihq.com (Mike Black) writes:
> Thought I'd forward this from the DHCP list....can't say I've noticed this > problem but maybe others have... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com> > To: breu@cfu.net <breu@cfu.net> > Cc: dhcp-server@fugue.com <dhcp-server@fugue.com> > Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 5:12 PM > Subject: Re: sendpkt: Connection refused > > > > *** From dhcp-server -- To unsubscribe, see the end of this message. > *** > > > >> Why exactly would I get this error? > >> > >> Oct 10 06:27:18 defiant dhcpd: sendpkt: Connection refused > > > >Because Linux stupidly reports ICMP errors it receives for a given UDP > >port the next time you try to send on a socket bound to that port, > >even though the error has nothing to do with the packet you're trying > >to send. The error is essentially informational at this point - when > >send_packet gets it while transmitting a packet, it just retransmits > >the packet. Utterly bogus, but harmless to you.
He should either fix his program to do correct error handling or set the SO_BSDCOMPAT option on the socket.
-Andi
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