[tproxy] connection go to CLOSE_WAIT after sending FIN

[Jan Engelhardt]

>Hi,
>I am using kernel 2.4.32 with tproxy version 2.0.2.
>My client is a transparent proxy.
>My client opens a transparent connection to the server, sends a message
>and then closes the connection with FIN. The server replies with an ACK,
>WITHOUT sending a FIN.
>Now I see that the connection stays in the ip_conntrack table in
>CLOSE_WAIT state. During that time I can not reuse the connection. (SYNs
>to the same dest are not sent).

This is correct, as per RFC 793 page 21 and page 39.

>1) Isn't the correct behavior for that connection is to go to FIN_WAIT_2
>state? Is it a bug?
>2) The CLOSE_WAIT timeout is 500 seconds. Is there a way I can still
>open a new connection to the same destination?

setsockopt SO_REUSEADDR may help.

>- When I use an older kernel (2.4.18) with old tproxy (version 23) I
>don't see this problem.
> 
>Help is appreciated.
>Thanks in advance,
>E.R
> 
>

	-`J'
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