[Vpn-help] SSH connection hang with beta 2

[Tai-hwa Liang]

On Fri, 4 May 2007, Matthew Grooms wrote:
> 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?

   FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE + pf.

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Thanks,

Tai-hwa Liang