Java process on Mac OSX does not release socket

Question

I am experiencing an odd problem every now and then (too often actually).

I am running a server application, which is binding a socket for itself.

But once in a

Answer 1

I have also Parallels, and often the problem looks like it's caused by the Parallels network adapter....

I'd say that's a fair bet if this problem is not cropping up on other platforms. What have you done to exclude Parallels as the culprit?