Subject: Re: Segments with no flags set

From: Bob Braden <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 23:22:50 GMT

*> 
  *> I don't see how it could be illegal, if the ACK flag bit is clear this
  *> simply means to ignore the ACK field.

No, it means ignore the packet (unless certain other bits are on,
like SYN or RST).

Bob Brden

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From: "David S. Miller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 16:53:55 -0700 (PDT)

> No, it means ignore the packet (unless certain other bits are on,

Indeed, my mistake.

Later,
David S. Miller
[email-masked]