> > 2005-05-03 21:09:01 [5580] [0] ERROR: bind failed > > 2005-05-03 21:09:01 [5580] [0] ERROR: System error 98: > Address already in use > I think I also got this error when bearerbox was terminated and could > not exit cleanly for some reason. > So the socket does not get closed properly and the OS cannot > reuse the > corresponding port. > In this case, only a reboot helps. In this typically under Linux, the socket does get freed up after some time. Doing a netstat -a -n|grep <port number> should show the connection in TIME_WAIT state, which clears after 1-2 mins by default under Linux.
If this does not work, then restarting the ethernet interface should do the trick. Rarely do you need to reboot Linux to take care of network problems. Regards, Ambar Roy
