NetFlow Lab/Protocol Labs/TCP
Simulated
Mission

Open a reliable connection to 93.184.216.34:443 — complete the three-way handshake, then close it cleanly.

connection_control.tcp
CLOSED
client 10.0.0.5:49152 ISN 0server 93.184.216.34:443 ISN 0
SYN sent
SYN-ACK received
ACK sent — ESTABLISHED
Think first · step 1 of 7

Nothing is connected yet. What does the client send first, and which number does it include?

sequence · client ↔ server live
Client10.0.0.5:49152Server93.184.216.34:443
segment_log.tcp0 sent

No segments on the wire yet. Press Send SYN to begin the handshake.

What just happened

Every TCP connection begins with a three-way handshake so both sides agree on starting sequence numbers before any data moves.