title: Unable to reduce TIME_WAIT
body: <p>I'm attempting to reduce the amount of time a connection is in the TIME_WAIT state by setting tcp_fin_timeout detailed <a href="http://www.linuxbrigade.com/reduce-time_wait-socket-connections/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>root:~# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout=30
  net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 30
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, this setting does not appear to affect anything.  When I look at the netstat of the machine, the connections still wait the default 60s:</p>
  
  <pre><code>root:~# watch netstat -nato
  tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:34185         127.0.0.1:11209         TIME_WAIT   timewait (59.14/0/0)
  tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:34190         127.0.0.1:11209         TIME_WAIT   timewait (59.14/0/0)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there something I'm missing?  The machine is running Ubuntu 14.04.1.</p>