# About FIN\_WAIT2 status

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-fin-wait2-status/217762>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [March 12, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-fin-wait2-status/217762 "2012-03-12T04:03:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-fin-wait2-status/217762/1 "2012-03-12T04:03:22Z")

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Hi all,  
I used the nginx as reverse proxy to forward requests,and i found  
nginx soon get into FIN\_WAIT2 status while the client was keeping send  
requests.How to delay the time to get into FIN\_WAIT2 or totally avoid  
it?  
Thanks

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> **[About FIN\_WAIT2 status](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,223739,223739#msg-223739)**
>
> Hi all, I used the nginx as reverse proxy to forward requests,and i found nginx soon get into FIN\_WAIT2 status while the client was keeping send requests.How to delay the time to get into FIN\_WAIT2 or totally avoid it? Thanks