TCP Error on Console

[Gordon_10]

I am receiving the following error on the HP 9000 system console:
******* STREAM/UX *******@#%
Wed May 22 PDT 2002 10:20:59.362328 ERROR Subsys: STREAMS loc:001234585 10:20:59 61732736 1 T.. 5321 tcp_wput, T_ORDEL_REQ out of state [178f, cef] TCP_FIN_WAIT_1

I have identified the offending application but I do not know how to correct the error. It appears to be benign but clutters the console. Search of HP site resulted in no information. Help if you can. Thanks.

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Gordon


You may like to increase the value of tcp_fin_wait

The following patch will allow you to free sockets from the FIN_WAIT_2
state:

PHNE_19375

After you install this patch, you can execute the following command to
retrieve the current value of the FIN_WAIT_2 parameter:

# ndd -get /dev/tcp tcp_fin_wait_2_timeout

Note: The default is zero (0), which indicates an infinite wait for
the connection to be dropped. You can interpret any value
other than zero as a millisecond value.

You can execute this command to change the value to 1 minute:

# ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_fin_wait_2_timeout 60000

If the same is set to lesser value.

Manoj Srivastava

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Gordon,

Gordon,

See the following thread - it's close

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xbb2b630fe5c4d5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html

Appears something is requesting a TCP state that cannot happen as the socket is in a FIN_WAIT state.
I've seen some Windoze (NT?) systems do this & there are some M$ patches out there for these offenders.

Also make sure you're current on LAN, ARPA & Streams patches.

Rgds,
Jeff