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Re: 2.2.18pre kernel net problem

To: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 2.2.18pre kernel net problem
From: Shawn Houston <mhouston@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 21:46:56 -0900
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
References: <3A156261.C95B698D@gci.net> <20001117185912.A5793@fred.local>
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Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 05:56:35PM +0100, Shawn Houston wrote:
> > Help.
> >
> > The 2.2.18pre series from Alan Cox, through pre21, has a problem with
> > connection in CLOSE_WAIT that data still in the buffers. The connections
> > never go away:
> 
> CLOSE_WAIT means what it says -- it is waiting for the close from the 
> application.
> 
> Try killing it.
> 
> -Andi

I was about to send a flame, but thought better, as I do not know your
level of expertise, nor you mine. 

rdate finishes, so there is no need to kill it.

I am just going to go look in the source myself.

This represents a serious DOS attack and should be fixed. Really.

-Shawn

-- 

Shawn Houston
mhouston@xxxxxxx

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