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| Newer page: | version 5 | Last edited on Monday, August 11, 2003 4:44:56 pm | by SamJansen | Revert |
| Older page: | version 4 | Last edited on Monday, April 14, 2003 6:30:07 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
kill(1) the other program that is listening on that port and try again.
Usually you get this error when trying to start a daemon that is already running.
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+This also occurs when a TCP socket is still timing out. If you stop a program that was listening then restart it again quickly, you may find you get this error. In this case either wait a few minutes (4 should do); or in the case that it is your own program; use the code below.
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To code around this call
unsigned int opt = 1;
if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt))==-1) {
perror("setsockopt(fd,SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,1)");
!exit(1);
}
