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Date:      Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:40:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kern/10028: TCP problem binding port - address already in use 
Message-ID:  <199902111740.JAA22219@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR kern/10028; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.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 09:39:01 PST

 In message <199902111529.HAA01792@hub.freebsd.org>you write:
 >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).
 
 Have you tried using "lsof" from /usr/ports/sysutils/lsof to figure out
 what process is associated with the LISTEN socket?  Could this server have
 spawned a child which still has the socket open?
 
   Bill

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