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Should the first ACK acknowledge data in Syn-Ack?

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If a Syn-Ack with data is seen, should the first ACK acknowledge the data in Syn-Ack?

asked 26 Aug '13, 09:55

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Yes, if you mean the ACK packet that is part of the three way handshake. It is a direct reaction to the SYN-ACK and has to adjust it's acknowledge number to whatever was sent in that packet. In this case: Sequence number + 1 ghost byte for the SYN bit.

answered 26 Aug '13, 11:23

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