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.Dd June 23, 2007 .Dt TCPDROP 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm tcpdrop .Nd drop a TCP connection .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm tcpdrop .Ar laddr .Ar lport .Ar faddr .Ar fport .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm command drops the TCP connection specified by the local address .Ar laddr , port .Ar lport and the foreign address .Ar faddr , port .Ar fport . Addresses and ports can be specified by name or numeric value. .Sh EXAMPLES If a connection to .Xr httpd 8 is causing congestion on a network link, one can drop the TCP session in charge: d -literal -offset indent $ fstat | grep 'httpd.*internet.*\*(Lt--' www httpd 21307 3* internet stream tcp \e 0xd1007ca8 192.168.5.41:80 \*(Lt-- 192.168.5.1:26747 .Ed

p The following command will drop the connection: d -literal -offset indent # tcpdrop 192.168.5.41 80 192.168.5.1 26747 .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr fstat 1 , .Xr netstat 1