Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:33:30 -0400 From: Martin Turgeon <freebsd@optiksecurite.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: How can I get >100 connections in FIN_WAIT_2 state from the same IP? Message-ID: <4AD4B9EA.5070304@optiksecurite.com>
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Hi everyone, I would like to know if anyone knows the reason why I get a lot of connections (more than 100) from the same IP in FIN_WAIT_2 state. Refering to this diagram (http://www.jxos.org/Projects/TCP/tcpstate.html), the connection enter in FIN_WAIT_1 when the server closes the connection and in FIN_WAIT_2 when the client ACK the FIN from the server. For the connection to stay in FIN_WAIT_2, the client must never send his FIN, right? In this case the connections are on port 80. Is it a problem with the client's browser or OS? Is it possible that some mobile devices doesn't close their connections correctly to save bandwidth and battery? I know this isn't specific to FreeBSD, but thanks for your answer anyway Martin
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