On 10-11-12 12:51, Peter Firmstone wrote:
Why did you not use ServerSocket.setReuseAddress(true)?
3. You can't reconnect to the same remote TCP IP address during the
TIME_WAIT period.
Which caveat are you refering to? TIME_WAIT? You mean at the client
side? Shouldnt the client get an ephemeral port for the next connection?
This new port number ensures a unique association 5-tuple. (Stevens,
1990, Unix network programming, Section 5.2)
I've never had problems with SO_REUSEADDR! It is in use for EVERY server
bound to a fixed port on this planet, isn't it?