[Vpn-help] SSH connection hang with beta 2

Matthew Grooms mgrooms at shrew.net
Fri May 4 09:03:03 CDT 2007


Tai-hwa Liang wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    After upgrading to 2.0.0 beta 2, our users reported that ssh 
> connection using PuTTY to LAN servers hangs much more regular than
> using 1.1.0.
> 
>  	Windows XP(PuTTY) -> gateway(ipsec-tools-0.6.7) -> LAN server
> 
>    For example, the data volume generated by running "find /" on server
> could hang the PuTTY.  Meanwhilst, opening a Windows command prompt and
> "ping -t server" on the same box still works however.
> 
>    In addition to that, trying to tweak the "Maximum packet size" in
> client configuration doesn't seem to help to resolve this hanging.
> The gateway has following relevant settings:
> 

These are symptoms of an issue with fragmentation. What operating system 
and firewall package are you using for your VPN gateway?

Thanks,

-Matthew



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