The unix like systems support these items, subject of much debate a  
few years back.

static socketOption socketOptions[]= {
   { "SO_DEBUG",				SOL_SOCKET,	SO_DEBUG },
   { "SO_REUSEADDR",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_REUSEADDR },
   { "SO_DONTROUTE",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_DONTROUTE },
   { "SO_BROADCAST",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_BROADCAST },
   { "SO_SNDBUF",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_SNDBUF },
   { "SO_RCVBUF",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_RCVBUF },
   { "SO_KEEPALIVE",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_KEEPALIVE },
   { "SO_OOBINLINE",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_OOBINLINE },
   { "SO_LINGER",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_LINGER },
   { "IP_TTL",				SOL_IP,		IP_TTL },
   { "IP_HDRINCL",			SOL_IP,		IP_HDRINCL },
   { "IP_MULTICAST_IF",			SOL_IP,		IP_MULTICAST_IF },
   { "IP_MULTICAST_TTL",			SOL_IP,		IP_MULTICAST_TTL },
   { "IP_MULTICAST_LOOP",		SOL_IP,		IP_MULTICAST_LOOP },
#ifdef IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP
   { "IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP",		SOL_IP,		IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP },
   { "IP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP",		SOL_IP,		IP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP },
#endif
   { "TCP_MAXSEG",			SOL_TCP,	TCP_MAXSEG },
   { "TCP_NODELAY",			SOL_TCP,	TCP_NODELAY },
#ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
   { "SO_REUSEPORT",			SOL_SOCKET,	SO_REUSEPORT },
#endif


On Feb 29, 2008, at 4:38 PM, Bill Schwab wrote:

> Andreas, Randal,
>
> =====================================
> Randal wrote:
>
> Not sure in the windows world, but by design, sockets closed are held
> closed for two minutes in case late packets arrive. If you don't care
> about that you can set "socket reuse" on the socket before you close  
> it.
> *---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> By that, do you mean something like "socket setOption:  
> 'SO_REUSEADDR' value: true." that I just found in the image?  There  
> is also an SO_REUSEPORT which is probably more what I want.  I will  
> read up on them shortly.
>
> Of course, there is Andreas' example which appears to suggest that  
> there is no problem.  All I remember is that I had problems, got  
> conflicting advice, and ultimately found ephemeral ports solved my  
> immediate (at the time) problem at the expense of some work and  
> firewall hassles.  I suspect the reuse options are the answer.
>
> Thanks for the pointers!!!
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
> University of Florida
> Department of Anesthesiology
> PO Box 100254
> Gainesville, FL 32610-0254
>
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