Frequently Asked Questions

See our “FAQ/Reading list post” on EdStem for the latest questions and clarifications.

TCP reference known issues

• When sockets close, some logging messages reference v_shutdown()–this was an older API function not used in this version of the assignment. All functionality you see with v_shutdown is covered under VClose in our API.
• Sending files sometimes hangs. We are looking into this.
• Zero window probing may deadlock in certain cases
• In certain cases, retransmissions may not be sent when sending segments manually using the s command.