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From: Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th>
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Subject: How to reset a connection stuck in CLOSE_WAIT state
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Hi,

I am runnig FlexNet license manager on FreeBSD (6.4), this is alinux
application, but it is running smoothly.

The problem occurs sometime at stop time, it will not stop cleanly and
leave a connection in CLOSE_WAIT state. As a result, the ports are not
freed and the license managerserver cannot restart.

Is there a simple way to force reset the hanging connection?

Best regards,

Olivier