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Tewil_318081
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Apr 20, 2017

TCP sessions in the TIME_WAIT state

While using the following monitor, I'm finding that the web servers are keeping TCP sessions in the TIME_WAIT state, rather than closing them outright.   GET /location.html HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: \r\n...
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Vijay_E's avatar
Vijay_E
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Apr 20, 2017

Connection: Close should close out the connection. As JT explained, you may have to lower the TIME_WAIT setting on the server.