FIN_WAIT_[1,2] and LAST_ACK

[Tony Finch]

Julian Elischer <julian at elischer.org> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>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 understand this to be a characteristic of Windows TCP.

Tony.
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