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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD TCP stack and RST processing [subj changed]
To: fenner@parc.xerox.com (Bill Fenner)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 08:25:50 +0000 (GMT)
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> >I think the "ignore H_ACK for the compare" suggestion is best.
> 
> No.  Validating the ACK is a required part of RST processing in SYN_SENT
> state (but not in SYN_RECEIVED).

The fallthrough case does this.  We are talking about the conditions under
which a fallthreough can occur.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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