Statux spake unto us the following wisdom:
> > Once a TCP/IP connection has been established (say via accept and connect),
> > the resulting connection is symetric right?
>
> Not always. There is a lot of asymmetric hardware out there... namely 56K
> modems and ADSL, etc.
Not to mention that the routes themselves could very well be (and are not
unlikely to be) asymmetric if the packets are travelling very far.
Ethan
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