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problems with linux using sockets

Post by Onno Veldstra - Software Designe » Tue, 01 Oct 1996 04:00:00



I have a problem with linux. I run a haven (chatbox) on my ISP's linux
box, and it keeps crashing. It is a program which allows a number of
people to connect to the server with telnet (chat.uwd.net, port 9999).
weird thing is, that when some people leave, without giving the exit
command (.q), but by terminating the telnet program or the connection,
that the haven crashes. This is not the case with other havens running
on a Linux machine, or with the same haven code running on a
sparcstation/server with solaris or SunOS 4.1.x.
Can this be a bug in the kernel, or in one of the libraries?? I am now
clueless, I ran over the source code many times, compared it with
others, and there seems nothing wrong with that. Source code is
available for those interested (100k tar.Z file, request by email
please).
The kernel my ISP uses is Linux 2.0.19

Any help is welcome.

Onno Veldstra


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problems with linux using sockets

Post by Reality is a point of vi » Wed, 02 Oct 1996 04:00:00



 | I have a problem with linux. I run a haven (chatbox) on my ISP's linux
 | box, and it keeps crashing. It is a program which allows a number of
 | people to connect to the server with telnet (chat.uwd.net, port 9999).
 | weird thing is, that when some people leave, without giving the exit
 | command (.q), but by terminating the telnet program or the connection,
 | that the haven crashes.
 +----

My guess would be a problem with SIGPIPE handling, especially if
sigaction() wasn't used.

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problems with linux using sockets

Post by Onno Veldstr » Wed, 02 Oct 1996 04:00:00




> | I have a problem with linux. I run a haven (chatbox) on my ISP's linux
> | box, and it keeps crashing. It is a program which allows a number of
> | people to connect to the server with telnet (chat.uwd.net, port 9999).
> | weird thing is, that when some people leave, without giving the exit
> | command (.q), but by terminating the telnet program or the connection,
> | that the haven crashes.
> +----

>My guess would be a problem with SIGPIPE handling, especially if
>sigaction() wasn't used.

>--
>Gary Johnson                                                   "Rosebud . . ."

>                             CAMPAIGN '96: Juck 'em if they can't fake a toke.

sigaction() is indeed not used, but the weird thing is still: the
crashing is caused most of the time by people who use Windoze95 (not
surprising 'ey). And as I said in the previous posting, under SunOS and
solaris this isn't a problem.
I will hack in the sigaction and see what it does.

Onno Veldstra

 
 
 
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I think I got it, I think I just need to reorganize/fix some stuff.
Help would be appreciated.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <netdb.h>  
int main()

{
        int addr;

        struct sockaddr_in their_addr;
        struct hostent *name;

        their_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
        their_addr.sin_port = htons (80);
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        memset (&(their_addr.sin_zero),'\0',8);
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        {

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          exit(0);
        }

        else {

                printf ("Hey");
                exit (0);
        }

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