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What does FIN_WAIT1 mean?

When I send a HTTPS request from Windows7/Vista to Linux Red Hat 4 the netstat -an <my_ip> command shows FIN_WAIT1 OR SYNC_RECV status.

Why do these statuses appear instead of ESTABLISHED?

Solution

  • The TCP connection is closing, see http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/Course/Section4/11.htm