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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2

FIN-WAIT-1, FIN-WAIT-2

Also written: FIN-WAIT-1, FIN-WAIT-2

TCP states of the side that sent the first FIN. In FIN-WAIT-1 it waits for that FIN to be acknowledged; in FIN-WAIT-2 it has been, and the side waits for the other side's FIN.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

FINCLOSE-WAITTIME-WAIT