Edit the following file to fix this problem Add or modify text as follows: # vi /etc/sysctl.conf net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 0 net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle = 0 # sysctl -p The above command will help the new settings to take effect.
Dear Frank, You can clear that particular connection by the following ways.First we have to convert that particular connection into hexa, for that take the netstat o/p using (to take the connection addr. in terms of ip address), #netstat -na |grep -i established Note down the Local
Creating iptables Rulesets It's a great starting-point for ruleset development to see what ports are currently in-use, and consider that these may need to be opened through our firewall. To see what ports are in-use, and by what programs/services: hostname ~ # netstat -alnp Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fjviz.research.iat.sfu.ca%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DHOWTO_Setup_iptables