Re: tcp

[vern () ee lbl gov (Vern Paxson)]

> What happends if you create a SYN packet which would initiate a tcp
> session, the first step in the handshake. Instead of only setting the
> SYN flag you also set the ACK flag.

You get a RST packet back, because the remote TCP doesn't have any state
for the connection presumed to exist by the presence of the ACK flag.

> Is it possible to create a connection state even with the ACK flag
> included??

No.

                Vern