> > Say a web client has a few connections to a web server. One of those
> > connections is retriving an image (for example). When it's finished, it
> > will send a FIN to the server to close that connection. However, at the
> > same time, the web client wants to open a new connection to the same
> > machine, which requires a SYN to be sent. The smart TCP/IP stack on the
web
> > client will set both the SYN and FIN bits in one packet, which means
"close
> > this connection, and open a new one."
>
> No, it means open this connection with this data then start to
> close it as this is the only data I am going to send you. It
> saves a few round trip times.
I stand corrected. (Now that I've had a chance to think about it, what I
explained is impossible!)
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Matt Emmerton
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