How TCP RETRANSMISSIONS Work // Analyzing Packet Loss

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Shows what a lost segment looks like in a capture and how TCP recovers through timeouts, duplicate ACKs and fast retransmit, teaching how to tell real packet loss from noise.

What you'll learn

How TCP retransmissions work and how to analyse packet loss.

Video by Chris Greer, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of How TCP Works

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