Overview#
TIME-WAIT is a state within the
Transmission Control Protocol (
TCP) where either
server or
client is waiting for enough time to pass to be sure the remote
TCP received the
Acknowledgement of its connection termination
request. TIME-WAIT according to
RFC 793 a connection is for a maximum of four (4)
minutes known as two
MSL (maximum segment lifetime).
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