Sockets stuck in FIN_WAIT1 (2.2.14)

[Alan Cox]

> metalab.unc.edu, all HANG in FIN_WAIT1 after attempting to
> download a file.
> I've tried other ftp clients such as ncftp, ftp, and get the same
> results often.

Are you running through masquerading

> Is anyone else having trouble like this?  If I go to a redhat
> mirror site the problem goes away.  Come back to redhat.com and
> it is back.  My guess is that something in the configuration of
> redhat.com, and metalab, and possibly other sites is screwed up.

They are the sites running wu.ftpd 2.6.0 I believe.

> Is it possible the 2.2.x kernel still contains some TCP/IP
> glitches that could be causing this?  What about the remote

2.2.15-pre2 has
o	Network fix kit					(Dave Miller and co)
	| Nagle improvements, TCP_CORK/FIN fix
	| /proc/net/tcp reports type 4 for timer
	| Fix TIME_WAIT logic
	| Clean up timer performance
	| Handle shutdown() in CLOSE_WAIT right
	| Report state change on tcp_fin after setting
	|	new state
	| Shutdown on close in write_err case 		(Paul Russell)


So yes there are some. If 2.2.15pre2 fixes your case do let me know


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