https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006314#M84304 echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fin_timeout<BR /><BR />Thanks! Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:30:24 GMT Alpha977 2006-10-02T10:30:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006313#M84303 Hello all!<BR /><BR />I have a problem with TCP connection.<BR /><BR />I use Tomcat for run an application, but when i close the browser and run "netstat" on the server i see most CLOSE_WAIT connections!<BR /><BR />How i can configure the timeout for the CLOSE_WAIT connections?<BR /><BR />The o.s. is Red Hat AS.<BR /><BR />Thanks to all! Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:21:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006313#M84303 Alpha977 2006-10-02T06:21:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006314#M84304 echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fin_timeout<BR /><BR />Thanks! Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:30:24 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006314#M84304 Alpha977 2006-10-02T10:30:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006315#M84305 Apache and/or Tomcat, upon receiving the read return of zero indicating a FIN from the client(s) _should_ have called close() against their socket. That should have taken-care of the CLOSE_WAIT stuff. <BR /><BR />Stack timeout settings would be a kludge treating a symptom. <BR /> Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:43:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/problem-with-close-wait/m-p/5006315#M84305 rick jones 2006-10-02T19:43:36Z