Re: [nsp] TCP connections randomly reset

From: Dmitri Kalintsev (dek@hades.uz)
Date: Tue Aug 07 2001 - 20:23:08 EDT


On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 09:57:38AM -0400, Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
> TCP connections are normally shut down with a FIN/FIN-ACK sequence,
> not a RST. This probably explains why you are not experiencing any
> difficulties with your connections. :)

Whoops, me been too quick on the trigger. Guilty as charged. Confused RST
with FIN. My apologies. ;)

> Refer to RFC793 for general TCP state machine diagrams and detailed
> discussion of each of the control bits (URG, ACK, PSH, RST, SYN, FIN).

I'm sleep-depraved enough to read RFCs lately. And I think that "TCP-IP
illustrated" would be a better choice, anyway, would it? :)

SY,

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