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Re:Why TCP over TCP Is a Bad Idea (2000) by lxgr on Saturday October 26, 2024 @01:18PM (#41956159)
> A TCP segment is a thing in its own right. It is not equivalent to an IP packet with protocol 6. Why is that a crazy idea to y'all?

Nobody is claiming they're the same in this thread, as far as I can tell.

"TCP packet" is simply a pretty clear/unambiguous contraction of "an IP packet carrying TCP", or "an IP packet containing a TCP segment", to me.

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