Receiving data in TCP

Question

If i send 1000 bytes in TCP, does it guarantee that the receiver will get the entire 1000 bytes \"togther\"? or perhaps he will first only get 500 bytes, and later he\'ll re

Answer 1

The IP packets may get fragmented during retransmission.

So the destination machine may receive multiple packets - which will be reassembled back by TCP/IP stack. Depending on the network API you are using - the data will be given to you either reassembled or in RAW packets.