A client pc has two simultaneous connections to the same webserver application program on a webserver. (yes, this is possible, and in fact, it is rather common.) what will be different between the tcp segments that the client sends on the two connections?

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2 December, 07:49

A client pc has two simultaneous connections to the same webserver application program on a webserver. (yes, this is possible, and in fact, it is rather common.) what will be different between the tcp segments that the client sends on the two connections?

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Emilio Bush · Answer 1

The client pc assigns outgoing port numbers to each connection. So, even if the target ports are the same (typically 80 or 443) on the webserver side, the source ports are different, and that's how you can tell the two connections a part.