connect_without_accept.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
'''
This is a test script for http://serverfault.com/questions/741633/connection-refused-on-rhel-localhost-with-running-server
'''
import socket

port = 12000

serversocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
serversocket.bind(('localhost', port))
serversocket.listen(0)

for i in range(1, 50):
  s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
  s.connect(("localhost", port))
  print i