1) why TCP client and server exchanges initial sequence...

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Submitted on 2/2/2005
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1) why TCP client and server exchanges initial sequence numbers with each other during connection setup instead of simply starting at some well-known sequence number, such as 0 2)TCP assumes an MSS of 536 if it does not receive an MSS option from the peer. Why is this value used 3)Suppose a TCP connection is made, used, and terminated. What will the TCP do if now a data segment arrives for that connection? 4)A connection is established between a host on Ethernet, whose TCP advertises a MSS of 1460, and a host on a token ring, whose TCP advertises an MSS of 4096. Neither host implements path MTU discovery. Watching the packets we never see more than 1460 bytes of data in either direction. Why? 5)What are the drawbacks of using inet_ntoa()? How does inet_ntop() overcome these drawbacks?

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