Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 17:16:22 +1200 From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Robert Blayzor <rblayzor.bulk@inoc.net> Subject: Re: Sockets stuck in FIN_WAIT_1 Message-ID: <483E3C26.3060103@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <483E36CE.3060400@FreeBSD.org> References: <B42F9BDF-1E00-45FF-BD88-5A07B5B553DC@inoc.net> <1A19ABA2-61CD-4D92-A08D-5D9650D69768@mac.com> <23C02C8B-281A-4ABD-8144-3E25E36EDAB4@inoc.net> <483DE2E0.90003@FreeBSD.org> <B775700E-7494-42C1-A9B2-A600CE176ACB@inoc.net> <483E36CE.3060400@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Robert Blayzor wrote: >> On May 28, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Doug Barton wrote: >>> That's a known problem with FreeBSD 4, which is now well past EOL. I >>> would suggest moving to FreeBSD 7 ASAP. >> >> >> >> Is it? I searched and searched and never found any hits or PR's >> regarding this. > > Not sure where you looked then, but I not only saw the discussion > multiple times on various lists, I know I posted about our experiences > with it. :) > >> When was it first fixed? 5.x? 6.x? or not until 7? > > The reason I suggested moving to 7 is that it was branched most > recently, has the best new features, etc. If you have to jump FreeBSD > versions, this is the one that will get you the most bang for your > buck. If you aren't using SMP boxes and have a risk-averse > environment, the latest version of 6 will get you where you need to go. > > Please also note that while this problem has been tweaked somewhat in > later versions, it's not always a problem that can be "fixed" in the > OS. I'm guessing that you're using an Apache web server, since this is > the application that most often leads to this problem. There used to > be some helpful hints on Apache's web site for ways you can tune it to > reduce the problem, not sure if they're still there or not. > > > hth, > > Doug > The Apache page: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/misc/perf-tuning.html It mentions FIN_WAIT_2 not 1, so this might be a different/new problem. Cheers Mark
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