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> Will BSD TCP accept packets received out of order? If so, how does it
> handle delayed delivery to upper layers, and how long does it wait
> for the missing data?

If you are truly interested in this, you're best bet would be to be the
Stevens Network book, Volume II, which goes into great detail on
subjects such as this.



Nate