[medusa] kill open port

[Lucifer]

the set_reuse_addr() was already there.

Any other idea ?

I´ve scanned the ports on the server and the port I used for the server is still open though there is no chat_server running.

On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:24:29 -0800, ender wrote:
> 
> >>But for some reason, the port on which I normally run it has now been left
> >> open and I don't know how to close it. So I keep getting an 'Address
> >> already in use' error every time I try to run the server.
> >>
> >>How do I explicitly close a port that's been left open? and how did this
> >> happen ?
> >>
> >>It's been open for several days now and I don't know why because the chat
> >> server is not running.
> 
> in your chat server after you create the socket (before you bind) you should 
> do
> yoursocket.set_reuse_addr()
> 
> else ths os won't let you reclaim, how long it won't depends on your os and 
> your configuration. my linux box lets me do it after a couple of minutes, but 
> its pretty depedent on your system.
> 
> cheers
> 
> kapil thangavelu
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