![]() ![]() I have reordered the flags so help you better understand them. ECE : Explicit Congestion Notification -Echo.The flags are ordered in the following manner and can be either set to 1 (on) or 0 (off) Together they are 1 word (8bits) in size. TCP Flags are exactly this, they are used to indicate different kinds of details, options, conditions and/or situations to its TCP peers and the devices in between them. These signs are very helpful in making sure we are safe on the road and are fully aware of the surroundings. Don’t be like a horse with blinds on its eyes, they are magnificent creatures, but the blinds give them tunnel vision and they can only see what is right in front of them. To understand anything, be it in IT or daily life, you need to understand the reasoning behind it. ![]() If you have not read it yet, take 10 mins to go through it before reading ahead. The information in this post is a addition to my previous post “ The TCP 3-Way Handshake“. We will discuss the significances and uses of each parameter. Today we are going to talk about the Flags and Options used by TCP. ![]()
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