NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     tcpdrop - drop a TCP connection

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     tcpdrop laddr lport faddr fport

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

     If  a connection to httpd(8) is causing congestion on a network link, one
     can drop the TCP session in charge:

           # fstat | egrep 'httpd.*internet.*<--'
           www      httpd      21307    3*  internet  stream  tcp
0xd1007ca8 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    [Toc]    [Back]

     fstat(1), netstat(1)

OpenBSD      3.6                          March      21,     2004