[Info-vax] TCPIP RWAST

[Jeffrey H. Coffield]

On 03/09/2021 12:05 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2021-03-09 19:48:05 +0000, Jeffrey H. Coffield said:
>
>>  FIN_WAIT_2
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> Some number of connections in that state is to be expected, pending
> timeout.
>
> App crashes or network disconnections or misconfigured firewalls can or
> will exacerbate those numbers.
>
> https://benohead.com/blog/2013/07/21/tcp-about-fin_wait_2-time_wait-and-close_wait/
>
>
>
This may be the answer, I checked all the other vms systems I have 
access to and the number of FIN_WAIT_2 connections is 0 to 2. The system 
in question has 975.

I have a conference call with with the network people today. I'll update 
this thread with any results.

Many thanks
Jeff