Assuming simultaneous close, both ends would have gone to FIN_WAIT1. >From this point, I am unable to understand when one end would send a packet with both "FIN + ACK" set so that the other end would move from FIN_WAIT1 to TIME_WAIT state. Hope I am expressing it clearly. ~ Radha On 8/4/08, Tej <bewith.tej@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8/4/08, RadhaMohan Dhandapani <dradhamohan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> (Apologies if this is not the right list to post this query.) >> >> I have the following question (purely from an academic standpoint) >> regarding the TCP state machine diagram (as is given in books authored >> by Richard Stevens, Comer etc. ). There is a transition from the state >> FIN_WAIT1 to the state TIME_WAIT upon receipt of a packet with both >> FIN & ACK flags set. In what scenario(s) will the other end send such >> a packet ? > > it is the case of simultaeous Close. > > am I missing something? > >> [ I was trying to figure out the scenario from the 2.6 source code. I >> was able to find the code corresponding to the other two transitions >> only viz "FIN_WAIT1 to FIN_WAIT2" and "FIN_WAIT1 to CLOSING"] > >> >> Thanks for your reply. >> ~ >> Regards, >> Radha >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
