In the Winblows server or the linux box? Winblows there is no way unless you want to do a reghack In linux just do a /etc/rc.d/init/network restart or ifconfig "interface name" eht1 stop ifconfig eth1 start -----Original Message----- From: Albert E. Whale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Clearing a Communications Socket OK, I'm having a problem connecting my PPTP VPN Connection. The problem is that the m$oft Server (I didn't create that name folks, it's in the logs!) won't release the socket which pptp creates for the connection (e.g. [root@mail /root]# netstat Active Internet connections (w/o servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 mail.abs-comptech.:1026 198.30.140.7:pptp ESTABLISHED raw 0 0 mail.abs-comptech.co:47 198.30.140.7:* 1 Is there a way (short of rebooting) in which I can clear the communications sockets? TIA -- Albert E. Whale [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hky.com/aewhale.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ ABS Computer Technologies, Inc. - Computer & Networking Specialists Sr. Database, Internet and Unix Systems Consultant Pennsylvania Parenthood Initiative - PAPI - Children need BOTH Parents http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4688/papi.htm The Father's Rights Network - http://www.hky.com/frn/frnhome.html
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