Re: [Boost-users] socket.is_open returning false when it is in use

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] socket.is_open returning false when it is in use
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-08 02:55:36

> I have a problem with my program and I traced it to socket.is_open which
> returns as closed even while the connection is active in my server program.
> The client, however, can still communicate with that supposedly closed
> socket.  The program is similar to the timeouts example.  I can post all the
> source code if needed.

is_open() merely checks whether the socket has a valid handle
(descriptor), so it can be "false positive", but can't be "false
negative". Show some code - perhaps you've got a race-condition?