lsof should let you map the port to the process ID, and see if it's something that you can kill to free it up again. Not sure if it comes with your distro or not... ifconfig down and then up might clear it too...just be careful if you're doing it remote :) On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 11:37, Christopher Smith wrote: > I am using openvpn with a large number of clients talking to one server. One > of the previously working configs recently stopped working, and reported > that the interface was already in use. I moved that configuration to another > port, but now netstat still shows 5029 as there and with a large receive > queue.. Is there a way to "reset" that port w/o restarting network (which > would disrupt all the other vpns) > > > Regards, > > Chris Smith > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list