[ruby-talk:21639] Re: How to tell if port is in use...

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>>>>> "W" == William Sobel <wsobel / Barra.COM> writes: W> I did not find any reference to the TIME_WAIT state issue. The only W> case that Wright and Stevens alluded to was when two sockets were W> connected to the same port but on two different IP addresses. As in W> the case of telnet where one socket is attached to (192.163.1.25, 23) W> and another socket is attached to (127.0.0.1, 23). This is allowed W> only if SO_REUSEADDR is set. You can find it in the socket FAQ, for example at http://www.unixguide.net/network/socketfaq/4.5.shtml Guy Decoux