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54 .Nd drop a TCP connection
64 command drops the TCP connection specified by the local address
68 and the foreign address
72 Addresses and ports can be specified by name or numeric value.
76 is causing congestion on a network link, one can drop the TCP session
78 .Bd -literal -offset indent
79 $ fstat | grep 'httpd.*internet.*\*(Lt--'
80 www httpd 21307 3* internet stream tcp \e
81 0xd1007ca8 192.168.5.41:80 \*(Lt-- 192.168.5.1:26747
84 The following command will drop the connection:
85 .Bd -literal -offset indent
86 # tcpdrop 192.168.5.41 80 192.168.5.1 26747