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From: ellis@epca.UUCP (Ellis Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Net Hangs after so many ftp's
Keywords: Net Hangs after ftp's
Message-ID: <190@epca.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jan 91 22:49:57 GMT
Followup-To: comp.unix.sysv386
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Organization: Ellis Carter Associates, Metairie, LA
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I just installed TCP/IP under ISC 2.0.2  (I've had it for a year).  I find that
the system will hang up after a while of going in and out of ftp, rlogin, or
telnet.  I can do a netstat and find entries which show a (state) of TIME_WAIT.
I find that the more I use ftp the more I have of these entries.  For example,
if I transfer 5 files, I will have 5 entries with in this state.  This will 
eventually slow down the system and the only way that I can remove them is to 
do a powerdown and bring the system back up.  Occasionally I will get an entry
with rlogin, but for the most part it happens with ftp.  Everything seems to 
work fine except for that (although having never had a net I do not know what
is fine and what is not).

If there is anyone who can shed some light on this problem, I would appreciate
a comment or two.  Thanks in advance for the help.  Please email all responses
to ellis@epca.wpg.com .