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NAME

tcpdrop - drop a TCP connection

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Exit Status
Examples
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SYNOPSIS

tcpdrop laddr lport faddr fport

DESCRIPTION

The tcpdrop command drops the TCP connection specified by the local address laddr, port lport and the foreign address faddr, port fport. Addresses and ports can be specified by name or numeric value.

EXIT STATUS


.Ex -std

EXAMPLES

If a connection to httpd 8(ports/www/apache2) is causing congestion on a network link, one can drop the TCP session in charge:
# sockstat -c | grep httpd
www httpd 16525 3 tcp4 \
192.168.5.41:80 192.168.5.1:26747

The following command will drop the connection:
# tcpdrop 192.168.5.41 80 192.168.5.1 26747

SEE ALSO

netstat(1), sockstat(1)

AUTHORS

 
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