Understanding the TCP/IP CONNECTION RESET Report Diagnostic Codes

The TCP/IP CONNECTION RESET report is issued when a particular TCP/IP connection is reset. This report identifies one of the following as the reason the connection was reset:

  • PACKET RESEND LIMIT EXCEEDED

  • UNKNOWN

  • DTCM FAILURE

  • DIAGNOSTIC CODE: <diagnostic code>

Diagnostic Codes for TCP/IP CONNECTION RESET Report provides a brief description of the diagnostic codes.

Table 10. Diagnostic Codes for TCP/IP CONNECTION RESET Report

Code and Text

Description

0     Unknown

A reset was received from the remote system.

1     Frame Received for Unknown Socket Pair

A TCP frame was received for a connection that does not currently exist.

2     TCP ACK Indication Received in Invalid_State

A TCP layer detected an error in the TCP protocol. This implies that the remote side is not issuing the correct protocol.

3     TCP SYN Indication Received in Invalid_State

A TCP layer detected an error in the TCP protocol. This implies that the remote side is not issuing the correct protocol.

4     Security Precedence Failure

Reserved for future use.

5     Update Subfile Failure

Indicates an internal software error. An attempt to update information for a subfile failed. This is considered as a fatal error for the connection.

6     Application Abort

The local application issued a close (abort) and did a block exit where the port file was declared or DSed. All cases cause a reset to be sent.

7     Logical I/O Interface Establishment Failed

Indicates an internal software error. The interface between the TCP layer and logical I/O failed to establish.

8     Unexpected Connection Destroy Invoked

Indicates an internal software error. The logical I/O notified the TCP layer to remove the data structure for a connection, but the connection is not closed.

9     Reset Due to ICMP Destination Unreachable Message

An ICMP destination unreachable message for the remote system was received.

10     Reset Due to an Invalid State Transition

Indicates an internal software error. An attempt to change the file state failed.

11     SYN Received for Unknown Port

A TCP SYN frame was received for a connection that does not currently exist.

12     Subfile Open Attempt Failed

Indicates an internal software error. The file state cannot be set to OPEN.

13     Reset Due to SNMP Request

The SNMP protocol allows a TCP connection to be deleted. The local system received the appropriate SNMP command for deleting a connection.

14     Max Connections Exceeded

The maximum number of TCP/IP connections has been exceeded.

15     No Response Received for SYN

The initial SYN frame timed out.

16     Application Closed with Data to Read

The application issued a close while data was queued to be read.

17     Keep Alive packet Limit Exceeded

Valid only for connections using the Keep Alive option. The keep alive packets were not responded to in the designated time limit.