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Preventing TIME_WAIT using .NET 'Async' API

I have a problem, I've developed a Client and Server wrapper for my personal use, but unfortunately due to insufficient knowledge in network programming, I have TIME_WAIT problems during connect on the client. My client tries to make multiple connections to the same host within short period of time now, I have found out that the main reason for that is because I'm trying to reuse the socket and it goes to TIME_WAIT state because I'm closing the connection without graceful shutdown. I would like to know the correct pattern to close connection using .NET sockets in case I'm using 'Async' APIs intensively i.e. functions like ConnectAsync, AcceptAsync, SendAsync, ReceiveAsync, DisconnectAsync (DisconnectAsync - reuses socket)

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Lu4 Avatar asked Dec 19 '25 05:12

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I have found out that it is impossible to prevent TIME_WAIT. Either server or client will have the problem any way, depending only on who initiates a closure of the connection first. If it's the client who closes the connection, there will be no TIME_WAIT on server. If it's the server who closes first, than there will be no TIME_WAIT on client. So the only option that is left to do is using SO_REUSEADDR, but in this case it is still impossible to use the reused address for contacting previously disconnected host

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Lu4 Avatar answered Dec 20 '25 19:12

Lu4