The "Goodbye" Problem - Computerphile

You say "bye" first! - no, you say "bye" first! - how do you know when to close the connection? Dr Richard G. Clegg of Queen Mary University London talks us through this frustrating network problem. nb As some eagle-eyed commenters have spotted, Richard meant to say FIN FIN/ACK ACK for the shut down sequence.Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphileThis video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices