Re: SO_REUSEADDR not allowing server and client to use same port

[Alan Cox]

> Currently, Linux does not allow reuse of same local port for both TCP server and
> TCP client. I understand that there may be a need to prevent two servers from

Think about what happens for simultaneous connect (that obscure little
corner of the tcp/ip spec). Now think about what it means for security.

ALan
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