how to close the sockets?(eg:CLOSE_WAIT state)

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Dear sir,
I have used this code and am getting some of the TCP sockets in CLOSE_WAIT state.Please sir,tell me the way to close that particular sockets which is in the state of CLOSE_WAIT .

Posted 11-Apr-13 19:15pm

suju9191

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Prasad Khandekar · Answer 1 · 2013-04-11T19:33:00

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Hello Surenkra,

CLOSE_WAIT state indicates that the socket server has received the first FIN signal from the client and the connection is in the process of being closed. The client needs to call the close() to actually close it.

For more details please refer to this blog[^].

Regards

Posted 11-Apr-13 19:33pm

Prasad Khandekar