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Re: curl get stuck when connect to and from the same ip/port

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 23:03:43 +0100 (CET)

On Wed, 31 Oct 2018, 王岩 wrote:

> A workaround is set timeout(-m) to the curl command, but I still think this
> behaviour is strange and causes unexpected behaviour. I will appreciate if
> anyone could give some insight about this issue.

This is a side-effect of how port numbers and TCP works. It is also a reason
why you often run servers on port numbers that aren't included in the "random
pool range" that is used for source address when you connect with TCP.

-- 
  / daniel.haxx.se

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Received on 2018-10-31