Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Client receives TCP packets but does not ACK | Date | Sun, 17 Jun 2001 20:32:49 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > Specifically > > 1. If the receiver closes and there is unread data many TCP's forget > > to RST the sender to indicate that data was lost. > > Do at least FreeBSD, Solaris and NT sent RST correctly?
I dont believe so
> > 2. There is a flaw in the TCP protocol itself that is extremely unlikely > > to bite people but can in theory cause wrong data in some unusual > > circumstances that Ian Heavans found and has yet to be fixed by > > the keepers of the protocol. > > This is interesting; where are details?
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/Public/Internet-Drafts/draft-heavens-problems-rsts-00.txt
Yes a 1996 tcp protocol flaw that still hasnt been fixed.
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