Re: SO_REUSEADDR behavior different from BSD

["Michael T Kerrisk" <mtk-lists@gmx.net>]

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> In article <19686.1091723777@www48.gmx.net> (at Thu, 5 Aug 2004 18:36:17
> +0200 (MEST)), "Michael T Kerrisk" <mtk-lists@gmx.net> says:
> 
> > Now, on Linux, at this point, the second instance of the 
> > server fails with EADDRINUSE, even though it did use 
> > SO_REUSEADDR.  On FreeBSD 5.1, the second server instance 
> > does successfully bind.
> 
> This behavior is intended.
> First socket is REQUIRED to set SO_REUSEADDR
> I hate BSD's behavior because it is asynmetry.
> (Both sockets are required to agree on "REUSEADDR.")

Hideaki, David,

Thank you for the information / confirmation that this is intended
behavior.  I'll try to see that something on this point makes it 
into the man pages.

Cheers,

Michael

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