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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2

SYN-RECV

Also written: SYN-RECEIVED

The server's TCP state after it has answered a SYN with a SYN-ACK and is waiting for the final ACK. Many of them point to a firewall problem or a SYN flood.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

SYN floodSYN-SENT