One of the purposes of TIME_WAIT is to handle the case of a data packet from a first incarnation of a connection arriving very late and being accepted as data for the second incarnation. (a) Explain why, for this to happen (in the absence of TIME_WAIT), the hosts involved would have to exchange several packets in sequence after the delayed packet was sent but before it was delivered. (b) Propose a network scenario that might account for such a late delivery.

One of the purposes of TIME_WAIT is to handle the case of a data packet from a first incarnation of a connection arriving very late and being accepted as data for the second incarnation. (a) Explain why, for this to happen (in the absence of TIME_WAIT), the hosts involved would have to exchange several packets in sequence after the delayed packet was sent but before it was delivered. (b) Propose a network scenario that might account for such a late delivery.

Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337102063

Author:Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord

Publisher:Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord

Chapter6: Security Technology: Access Controls, Firewalls, And Vpns

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