Re: TCP_LINGER2 TIME_WAIT

2007-09-13 Thread Reza Roboubi
Andi Kleen wrote: Reza Roboubi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: man 7 tcp says TCP_LINGER2 sets the lifetime of orphaned FIN_WAIT2 state sockets. What about wanting to forcibly kill a "rotten" TCP socket in any other "WAIT" state like TIME_WAIT? The whole point of TIME-WAIT is catching old packet

Re: TCP_LINGER2 TIME_WAIT

2007-09-13 Thread Andi Kleen
Reza Roboubi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > man 7 tcp says TCP_LINGER2 sets the lifetime of orphaned FIN_WAIT2 state > sockets. What about wanting to forcibly kill a "rotten" TCP socket in > any other "WAIT" state like TIME_WAIT? The whole point of TIME-WAIT is catching old packets still in netwo