RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189]

2002-10-25 Thread Matthew Tayler
: RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189] The keepalive process shouldn't cause ACKs to go backwards. It should cause them to stay the same. This doesn't sound like a keepalive situation which should proceed smoothly. This situation involves a RESET which usually indicates a problem

RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189]

2002-10-25 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
] Subject: RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189] The keepalive process shouldn't cause ACKs to go backwards. It should cause them to stay the same. This doesn't sound like a keepalive situation which should proceed smoothly. This situation involves a RESET which usually indicates

RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189]

2002-10-25 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
is now well. Thanks again Matt T -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nobody;groupstudy.com] Sent: 24 October 2002 17:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189] The keepalive process shouldn't cause ACKs to go

RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189]

2002-10-24 Thread Matthew F. Crane
Ok you don't say what they host systems are but I am going to guess Unix of some variety, in which case has anyone been playing around with the keepalive timers ? If the session keepalive timer is reached a probe is sent with the ACK number set to ACK-1 i.e. telling the other end that the

RE: TCP Ack numbers suddenly regress [7:56189]

2002-10-24 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
The keepalive process shouldn't cause ACKs to go backwards. It should cause them to stay the same. This doesn't sound like a keepalive situation which should proceed smoothly. This situation involves a RESET which usually indicates a problem of some sort, although possibly just a minor problem.