The CLOSE_WAIT state is entered when the remote host is first in
requesting termination of the connection. The TCP network layer is
now waiting for a similar request from the local host. The implication
is that your file transfer software has not yet requested that the
connection be closed on your end. Is the software still running,
waiting for your input before closing?
To see if a process is holding port 1078 open, you could try:
fuser -v -n tcp 1078
--Joe
-----Original Message-----
From:        John M. Mills [SMTP:">jmills@tga.com]
Sent:        Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:09 PM
To:        Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject:        [ale] Port Timeout Question
ALE'ers -
I noticed from 'netstat' that some tcp ports were hung in 'CLOSE_WAIT'
state from file transfers which must have been at least a few days ago,
such as:
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
[...]
tcp 1 0 :1078 helios.metalab.unc.:www CLOSE_WAIT
[...]
I don't notice any problems this might be causing, but I wondered if there
were some control I should set which would close out such ports after some
timeout period.
This is RH-6.1.
Comments? Thanks.
John Mills
Sr. Software Engineer
TGA Technologies, Inc.
100 Pinnacle Way, Suite 140
Norcross, GA 30071-3633
e-mail: ">jmills@tga.com
Phone: 770-441-2100 ext.124 (voice)
770-449-7740 (FAX)
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