TCP Windows
new2net
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Hey everyone,
Just had a quick question on TCP Windows. I'm looking at a capture and it goes something like this:
Packet 1 (from client):
Seq=1, ACK=480, Window=256, Len=0
Packet 2 (from server):
Seq=480, ACK=1, Window=260, Len=540
The connection has already been established and I'm just focusing on some of the actual data flow. In this example, the client sets a window size of 256. This tells the server that it can send 256 bytes before having to wait for an acknowledgement. If this is the case, why does the server respond with 540 bytes instead of 256?
The entire capture shows similar data. It appears the sender is sending more bytes than what is stated in the client window field. There aren't any discarded packets in the capture.
Any ideas?
Thank you.
Just had a quick question on TCP Windows. I'm looking at a capture and it goes something like this:
Packet 1 (from client):
Seq=1, ACK=480, Window=256, Len=0
Packet 2 (from server):
Seq=480, ACK=1, Window=260, Len=540
The connection has already been established and I'm just focusing on some of the actual data flow. In this example, the client sets a window size of 256. This tells the server that it can send 256 bytes before having to wait for an acknowledgement. If this is the case, why does the server respond with 540 bytes instead of 256?
The entire capture shows similar data. It appears the sender is sending more bytes than what is stated in the client window field. There aren't any discarded packets in the capture.
Any ideas?
Thank you.
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mikeybinec
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The server is saying I can accept this sizeCisco NetAcad Cuyamaca College
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new2net
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Why is the server sending 540 bytes when the client sets a window of 256?
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mikeybinec
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If the server sends back an ACK and if there are no errors, the client/host can increase the window size
Odom, pg 141Cisco NetAcad Cuyamaca College
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SteveO86
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Why is the server sending 540 bytes when the client sets a window of 256?
Does either end support window scaling? (Pretty much all clients nowadays support window scaling)
Without seeing all the TCP Options during the 3-way handshake it's hard to say.
Also as mentioned below, when ever data is successfully Ack'ed without packet loss the window size will grow.My Networking blog
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new2net
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mikeybinec wrote: »If the server sends back an ACK and if there are no errors, the client/host can increase the window size
Odom, pg 141
That isn't exactly what I'm asking...
When the client sends packet 1 to the server, the window value indicates that the server may send 256 bytes before it needs to wait for an ACK. So why then does the server send 540 bytes when the client tells it to only send 256? -
new2net
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Does either end support window scaling? (Pretty much all clients nowadays support window scaling)
Hey Steve,
No scaling is being used...
