Re: Listener in CLOSE_WAIT

Guan Wee LOO wrote:
> "netstat -an" will show all the TCP/IP states in CLOSE_WAIT.

CLOSE_WAIT is a TCP state where the socket is closed, but the kernel is 
keeping around enough information to properly handle packets that might 
have been duplicated and then delayed in the network. It prevents a new 
connection to the socket from accidentally getting confused with a 
closed connection. CLOSE_WAIT should clear up within 256 seconds of the 
actual close, all by itself.

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Darren New, San Diego CA USA (PST)
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