Re: what does the TCP stream mean in wireshark

[nangergong <nangergong () gmail com>]

Thanks! But previously I saw a tcp stream where there are several TCP
connections (I mean mutiple SYN-SYN/ACK-ACK handshakes)

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Martin Visser <martinvisser99 () gmail com>wrote:

> Nangergong,
>
> A TCP stream is a single connection between two IP addresses, between the
> two same ports. If you see the beginning you'll see the SYN-SYN/ACK-ACK
> handshake, an will also see the sequence numbers increasing. Some protocols
> like HTTP/1.1 can have multiple higher level conversations on the one
> connection, so I am not sure that is what you might be seeing?
>
> Regards, Martin
>
> MartinVisser99 () gmail com
>
>
> On 23 May 2012 20:28, nangergong <nangergong () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > HI, all:
> >
> >     In wireshark there is an option "Follow the TCP stream", I'm
> > wondering what does it mean? it seems that in such a TCP stream there are
> > multiple TCP connections.
> >
> >
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