Source: Netstat States
state meaning
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CLOSED Closed: the socket is not being used.
LISTEN Listening for incoming connections.
SYN_SENT Actively trying to establish connection.
SYN_RECEIVED Initial synchronization of the connection under way.
ESTABLISHED Connection has been established.
CLOSE_WAIT Remote shut down: waiting for the socket to close.
FIN_WAIT_1 Socket closed, shutting down connection.
CLOSING Closed, then remote shutdown: awaiting acknowledgement.
LAST_ACK Remote shut down, then closed: awaiting acknowledgement.
FIN_WAIT_2 Socket closed, waiting for shutdown from remote.
TIME_WAIT Wait after close for remote shutdown retransmission