lwIP reconnect same address+port

[f.h-f.s.]

Hello all,

I've been looking for a way to reconnect my ssl connection.
I can set-up my connection and close it, but then I have to wait a certain amount of time before binding/connecting on the same address+port according to:

Only after some time (minutes) the resources are completely cleared in the underlying stack due to the need to follow the TCP specification and go through the TCP timewait state.

http://lwip.wikia.com/wiki/Netconn_bind

I would like to know if there is another way to clear the resources in said stack. Or if there is another way to reconnect besides rebooting/waiting/keeping the connection alive.

[heyinling]

Hi,

The reason why we need to wait around 2 minutes is because TCP has time wait state. remote TCP peer could re-send FIN-ACK if last ACK lost. If we're reusing same port immediately, the new connection will receive un-excepted packets and could lead to problem.

As you're using ssl client, I think it's better to use random local port by passing 0 as port number.

[kolban]

You might want to look into the SO_REUSEADDR option. Here is a Microsoft article ...

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/librar ... s.85).aspx

By default, this feature is disabled in ESP-IDF but can be enabled in the "make menuconfig" options.

[f.h-f.s.]

As you're using ssl client, I think it's better to use random local port by passing 0 as port number.

Aah right, I had set up the bind to: bind to the same local port. I've now changed it to zero and its working fine. Thanks.

You might want to look into the SO_REUSEADDR option.

Even with SO_REUSEADDR you will get ERR_USE when trying to bind a socket to the port you were using in the previous connection.