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Which part of the packet contains the sequencing information that's used by TCP to reassemble packets

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During the TCP startup and teardown sequence, a "phantom byte" causes the sequence number and acknowledgment number fields to increment by 1 even though no data is exchanged. This phantom byte can be confusing when you have just learned that the sequence number field increments only when data is sent.

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