Eric, Thanks for the reply. If indeed restarting the network is the answer, then this is a better approach: if-down eth0 if-up eth0 I haven't tried it though. I have tried the two commands above, and they execute perfectly - everytime. Thanks. P.S. I'm getting closer to my VPN Masquerade problem, I may even post it here, rather than in the News Groups. It's to a Windoze Not There machine. Sigh, can't have everything, all at once anyway. Eric Peters wrote: > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- Albert E. Whale - www.hky.com/aewhale.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - Computer & Networking Specialists Sr. Network, Security and Systems Consultant The Father's Rights Network - http://www.hky.com/frn/frnhome.html The Pennsylvania Parenthood Initiative - PAPI - Children need BOTH Parents - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4688/papi.htm
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