RE: socket in use

Jim,

Be careful not to get sockets & ports confused.  It's the port that 
you're concerned about re-using, not the socket.

Yes, if you know what the MSL is, you could wait 2 x MSL before opening
again (actually, I'd probably try 2.5 x MSL, since 2 x MSL is when the
TCP/IP stack stops waiting, and the actual closing operation may take
a few milliseconds -- not to mention things like run priorities and 
time slices that may cause it to be delayed by a few seconds)

Personally, I just use SO_REUSEADDR if I want to avoid that problem.  I
don't really see the advantage of trying to figure out the MSL or wait 
for it -- so I really can't help you determine the MSL.  I believe it's
1 minute on the AS/400, so after about 2 minutes you should be able to
re-bind...  but I have no idea where/if that's set, or how to determine
it... :)


On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, JIM LANGSTON wrote:

> Hmm.. so if this program waits 2 x MSL before attempting to open the socket
> then the socket should always be available, unless another program is
> actively using it?
> 
> Sounds logical.  How does one determine the MSL, or does one?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Langston
> 

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