Apache and CLOSE_WAIT state

["Arnab Ganguly" <aganguly01@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,
My Apache module hangs when I do a lsof -i:listening port output gives lots of CLOSE_WAIT.
Initially the state comes out as ESTABLISHED but as the CLOSE_WAIT grows my server hangs.
What would be procedure in order to prevent this.
Apache Webserver version is 2.2.8 with MPM=worker and OS=Red-Hat Release 3.0
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks and regards
Arnab