Why HTTPS Stopped Even Though CPU and Memory Were Available—Incomplete TLS Connections Filling 6 Apache Workers

IntroductionOn September 28, 2026, a small VPS running WordPress received an HTTPS socket timeout notification from an ...
Network World

Closing TCP/IP connections faster

When I use the netstat command to look at the open TCP/IP connections on my PC, there are connections that should be closed that are in the TIME_WAIT state. What is this, and why do connections stay ...
Ars Technica

IPv6 TCP connections stuck in SYN_RECV

I have a VM in EC2 that has been running dual stack IPv4 and IPv6 successfully for over a year now, but things have recently broken on the IPv6 side. My VPC has a /20 block in RFC1918 space, and a /64 ...

HTTPS Stopped Even After Cutting TLS in 10 Seconds—The Day 80 Connections Lined Up Before Apache

IntroductionOn October 3, 2026, HTTPS monitoring timeouts recurred on a small VPS running WordPress.Last time, I confirmed ...
techtarget

What is TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)?

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a standard protocol on the internet that ensures the reliable transmission of data between devices on a network. It defines how to establish and maintain a ...
techtarget

Can a TCP connection be made without an open port?

I've read that there is an "application" that allows computers to communicate without exposing or opening ports to the Internet. Is this possible, and if so, will it create a safer Internet ...