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Linux "holding on" to closed sockets Mark Gilmore Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:36:21 -0800

Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:36:21 -0800

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Per various sites (and my experience):
Upon closing a used socket, Linux does not free the IP/port for around 60 
seconds.
During this time, attempts to bind to the same IP/port will result in a 
"address in use" error.
When restarting ECS, this is a MAJOR pain, as it cannot bind to it's 
primary web-server port
(127.0.0.1:2080).
Might anyone know how to force Linux to release the blasted thing ?
Thanks,

Mark Gilmore
http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com 

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