How to reset a connection stuck in CLOSE_WAIT state

[Jeff Laine]

On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 05:38:24PM +0700, Olivier Nicole wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am runnig FlexNet license manager on FreeBSD (6.4), this is alinux
> application, but it is running smoothly.
> 
> The problem occurs sometime at stop time, it will not stop cleanly and
> leave a connection in CLOSE_WAIT state. As a result, the ports are not
> freed and the license managerserver cannot restart.
> 
> Is there a simple way to force reset the hanging connection?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Olivier


I think tcpdrop(8) can handle that.

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Best regards,
Jeff

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