socket

How to forcibly close a socket in TIME_WAIT?

Actually there is a way to kill a connection – killcx. They claim it works in any state of the connection (which I have not verified). You need to know the interface where communication happens though, it seems to assume eth0 by default. UPDATE: another solution is cutter which comes in some linux distros’ repositories.

What is the difference between Unix sockets and TCP/IP sockets?

A UNIX socket, AKA Unix Domain Socket, is an inter-process communication mechanism that allows bidirectional data exchange between processes running on the same machine. IP sockets (especially TCP/IP sockets) are a mechanism allowing communication between processes over the network. In some cases, you can use TCP/IP sockets to talk with processes running on the same … Read more