Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/10028: TCP problem binding port - address already in use Message-ID: <199902111710.JAA85414@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/10028; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To: david@inty.net
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: kern/10028: TCP problem binding port - address already in use
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:04:05 -0800
>>Description:
>I am developing a server program which listens on a port (8080 in this case)
>Often when the program exits (usually on a signal), the kernel does not
>'unbind' the port (i.e. netstat -na shows the port still in LISTEN state). I
>can still make connections to the port, even though there is no process
>listening on it. Trying to run the server program again reports 'address
>already in use'. There is no way to clear this problem other than rebooting,
>which is unacceptable.
>
>The problem occurs with kernel versions 2.2.x and 3.0
Hmmm. I've never seen this before. Are you absolutely sure that there isn't
another process with the socket open?
-DG
David Greenman
Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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