From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-01-24T03:35:52+09:00
Subject: Re: TCPSocket.new blocks other threads


<christoph.heindl@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:1106498039.209351.9940@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> hi,
>
> when trying to connect to an ip address, from within a thread, that
> does not exist, using TCPSocket.new(ip, port), it seems that other
> threads are blocked until the connection has timed out. This hangs the
> entire application for about 20secs.
> However i have only noticed this behaviour in windows XP (propably
> others too).
>
> Any known workarounds?
>
> I tried to find some information on nonblocking io (sockets) with ruby,
> but i gave up,
> after googling for around an hour..any links would be appreciated
> christoph

Just a faint hint: I remember having seen something similar some days (or 
maybe weeks) ago that also involved XP.  Can't remember the resolution 
though.  Maybe you just check with ruby-talk.

Kind regards

    robert