On 2005-06-25, Jp Calderone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The argument to listen() is only a _hint_ to the TCP/IP stack.
> Linux, at least, will not create a buffer large enough for
> only a single connection. You can test this easily: create a
> socket, bind it to an address, call listen(1) on it, and
> *don't* call accept(). Telnet (or connect somehow)
> repeatedly, until your connection is not accepted. On my
> system (Linux 2.6.10), I can connect successfully 8 times
> before the behavior changes.
I had noticed that once upon a time. I had forgotten that 8
was the minimum, but I do remember that 1 didn't result in a
second connect failing.
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