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Date:      Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:23:12 +0100
From:      Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
To:        julian@elischer.org
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FIN_WAIT_[1,2] and LAST_ACK 
Message-ID:  <E1BAmnY-0006bq-00@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0404051322040.84703-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
References:  <20040405201050.D5B2EF8F2@gemini.nersc.gov>

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Julian Elischer <julian@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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