Re: Dropping sockets to a particular port

From: Aaron Morris (aaronmorris@MINDSPRING.COM)
Date: Fri May 30 2003 - 01:45:56 EDT


Why not just deactivate the interface the connections are received on
and then reactivate the interface? I suppose physically disconnecting
the network cable would do the same thing, you would just have to wait
until the client connection times out. It is a brute force method, but
should be effective. :)

Raj Atwal wrote:
> That would kill my notes server unfortunately. All the sockets are
> controlled by one PID and that PID is the notes server, so if I killed
> that PID I would kill my notes server, which is what I am trying to avoid.
>
> Unfortunately, multiple sockets to a single port do not result in multiple
> and individual PIDs. Thanks though Bruce
>
> Rgds
>
> Raj
>
> */Bruce Zimmer <b.r.zimmer@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>/* wrote:
>
> The only way I know of is to kill the processes that are holding
> those ports open. You can use lsof to determine the process that is
> using a particular port.
>
>
>
> Bruce Zimmer
>
> Central Data Systems
>
> (248) 615-4644 (direct)
>
> (248) 320-1175 (cell)
>
> bzimmer@centraldata.com <mailto:bzimmer@centraldata.com>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] *On
> Behalf Of *Raj Atwal
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 29, 2003 1:24 PM
> *To:* aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> *Subject:* Dropping sockets to a particular port
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Is it at all possible to drop certain sockets connected to a
> particular port on AIX via some command?
>
>
>
> We are having some problems on our notes servers, and the notes
> admin have asked me if we can drop or reset connections to domino.
>
>
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> Raj Atwal
>
>
>
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