PF slowing down file copies

[RW]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:45:06 +0100
J65nko <j65nko at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2/22/07, RW <fbsd06 at mlists.homeunix.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:38:39 +0100
> > J65nko <j65nko at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > For keeping state on TCP connections you should only create state
> > > on the first packet of the 3 way TCP handshake. Using "flags
> > > S/SA" will ensure this. This will prevent problems with TCP
> > > windows scaling..
> >
> > Why? Creating a state entry causes subsequent packets, in the same
> > tcp connection, to bypass the rules altogether.
> >
> 
> The OP did not keep state on TCP connections using "flags S/SA". That
> can cause problems for  TCP window scaling (defined in RFC 1323)  and
> result in stalling connections.
> 
> >From http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060928081238 under
> "Create TCP states on the initial SYN packet"
> 

How can a TCP connection start with anything other than an initial SYN
packet?