CLOSE_WAIT in showing up in netstat

[Steve Grecni]

I get an excessive amount of CLOSE_WAIT's in netstat.
paradise:~# netstat -anop |grep -c CLOSE_WAIT
184

for instance:

netstat -anop

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name    Timer
tcp        1      0 192.168.1.1:45317      192.168.1.2:1581     CLOSE_WAIT  -                   off (0.00/0/0)
tcp        1      0 192.168.1.1:49064      192.168.1.2:1827     CLOSE_WAIT  -                   off (0.00/0/0)
tcp        1      0 192.168.1.1:44339      192.168.1.2:1457     CLOSE_WAIT  -                   off (0.00/0/0)
tcp        1      0 192.168.1.1:53426      192.168.1.2:2380     CLOSE_WAIT  -                   off (0.00/0/0)

Where .1 is me, and .2 is the server I am mounting (redhat box running proftpd 1.2.4 2.2,14 kernel)   I'm running debian unstable 2.4.17 kernel (dlink 8139 card).

[Steve Grecni]

I'm using the external modules btw, not the kernel patch.