Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2
TIME-WAIT
Also written: TIME_WAIT, time-wait
The state the side that closed first keeps for 60 seconds on Linux. It lets that side re-acknowledge a resent FIN and stops late segments from confusing a new connection.
Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2
Also written: TIME_WAIT, time-wait
The state the side that closed first keeps for 60 seconds on Linux. It lets that side re-acknowledge a resent FIN and stops late segments from confusing a new connection.