Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:14:47 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FIN_WAIT_[1,2] and LAST_ACK Message-ID: <4071DA57.D67316AD@freebsd.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0404051322040.84703-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
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Julian Elischer wrote: > On the topic of Session shutdown... > > I have noticed an increasing number of machines on the net > are terminating their session (usually the server, but not always) > with a RESET packet instead of a FIN packet. > In particular it seems that if the machine in question recieves > a FIN packet, and has no more data to send, it replies with > a RESET. > > I don't know what kind of machines this is but next time I see it I > guess I'll look at it harder. I'd guess that are stateful firewalls in the path doing that. But finding it out with proof is better. -- Andre
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