--- a/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.cc	Wed Dec 10 21:11:05 2008 -0800
+++ a/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.cc	Thu Dec 11 14:23:34 2008 -0500
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ 
   Address from;
   while (packet = socket->RecvFrom (from))
     {
+      if (packet->GetSize() == 0)
+        { //EOF
+	  break;
+        }
       if (InetSocketAddress::IsMatchingType (from))
         {
           InetSocketAddress address = InetSocketAddress::ConvertFrom (from);
--- a/src/internet-stack/tcp-socket-impl.cc	Wed Dec 10 21:11:05 2008 -0800
+++ a/src/internet-stack/tcp-socket-impl.cc	Thu Dec 11 14:23:34 2008 -0500
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ 
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
   if(m_bufferedData.empty())
     {
+      if(m_state == CLOSE_WAIT) //means EOF
+        {
+          return Create<Packet>();
+        }
+      //else, means nothing to read
       return 0;
     }
   UnAckData_t out; //serves as buffer to return up to the user
@@ -547,7 +552,8 @@ 
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << maxSize << flags);
   Ptr<Packet> packet = Recv (maxSize, flags);
-  if (packet != 0)
+  //Null packet means no data to read, and an empty packet indicates EOF
+  if (packet != 0 && packet->GetSize() != 0)
     {
       SocketAddressTag tag;
       bool found;