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Dazzla_20011
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Apr 12, 2011

Difference between tcp and tcp half open monitor

Hi,     What's the difference between the a tcp and tcp half open montor?     I thought the Tcp monitor just checked the tcp three way hadshake and tcp half open just checked SYN-ACk is ...
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hwidjaja_37598
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Apr 12, 2011
TCP half open monitor will send RST after it receives Syn-Ack from the pool member.

 

TCP monitor not only doing three-way handshake but it can also be configured to send string and check the response.