Bug 486113 - Default MTU value too Large
Summary: Default MTU value too Large
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: vpnc
Version: 10
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Richard W.M. Jones
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-02-18 14:39 UTC by Giray Devlet
Modified: 2009-12-18 07:57 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2009-12-18 07:57:19 UTC
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Description Giray Devlet 2009-02-18 14:39:47 UTC
Description of problem:
The MTU value of 1412 causes traffic over the VPN tunnel to 
"freeze" at some locations.   

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
vpnc 0.5.3

How reproducible:
Works every time at a location where the ISP has a lower MTU setting.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Establish VPN Connection
2. Try any kind of network activity (ssh / http / dns)
3. See connection hang and timeout
4. VPN connection does not get disconnected 

Fix MTU value (to 1390)... problem is resolved. Ubuntu
seems to have this hardcoded in /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script


Actual results:
data transfer hangs.


Expected results:
data transfer works.

Additional info:
From: 	Giray Devlet <giray.devlet>
Reply-to: 	vpnc list to send bug reports and discussions with developers <vpnc-devel.de>
To: 	Francois Cami <fcami>
Cc: 	vpnc list to send bug reports and discussions with developers <vpnc-devel.de>
Subject: 	Re: [vpnc-devel] ssh freezing
Date: 	Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:26:29 +0100
Mailer: 	Evolution 2.24.3 (2.24.3-1.fc10) 
Sender: 	vpnc-devel-bounces.de	
 

 
 
Hi François, 

Thank you ... Interestingly enough everyone claims not to have changed anything, but the MTU
setting indeed solved the issue.

On fedora setting MTU from "MTU=1412" to "MTU=1390" in /etc/vpnc/vpnc- script

The ubuntu boxes seem to have it in it already ...

Best Regards, 
Giray
 
On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 17:03 +0100, Francois Cami wrote: 
Giray,
> 
> That looks like a MTU/PMTUD problem.
> Are you blocking ICMP type 3 at the problematic site ?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> François
> 
> 
> 2009/2/17 Giray Devlet <giray.devlet>:
> > Hi,
> >
> >   I have an interesting problem ...  two seperate Fedora 10 boxes,  one with
> > Fedora 8, and one
> > Ubuntu box. Location 'B' has a Fedora 10 box
> >
> > All with vpnc 0.5.3 and similiar installations. They all connect to Cisco
> > VPN 3000 boxes ... (two seperate boxes
> > in two seperate data centers)
> >
> > The two Fedora boxes in Location A, connect but ssh connections "freeze"
> > after a bit of data
> > has flown ... (think 'ls').  The rest of the boxes do not have this issue. I
> > however am able to login, and
> > logout ... or when the ssh is frozen open up login from another terminal via
> > ssh.
> >
> > It also does not seem to be only SSH but any data connection (did a telnet
> > on port 80 and then a GET /)
> >
> > The issue seems very location specific, since I cannot replicate the issue
> > anywhere else.
> >
> > Am open to any suggestion, any way to debug the problem ...
> >
> > tia
> >
> > [root@puma ~]# vpnc --version
> > vpnc version 0.5.3
> > Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Geoffrey Keating, Maurice Massar, others
> > vpnc comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
> > You may redistribute copies of vpnc under the terms of the GNU General
> > Public License.  For more information about these matters, see the files
> > named COPYING.
> > Built without openssl (certificate) support.
> >
> > Supported DH-Groups: nopfs dh1 dh2 dh5
> > Supported Hash-Methods: md5 sha1
> > Supported Encryptions: null des 3des aes128 aes192 aes256
> > Supported Auth-Methods: psk psk+xauth
> > [root@puma ~]#
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Giray
> > _______________________________________________
> > vpnc-devel mailing list
> > vpnc-devel.de
> > https://lists.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/mailman/listinfo/vpnc-devel
> > http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/
> >

Comment 1 Giray Devlet 2009-02-19 08:49:27 UTC
Editing /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script has no effect on NetworkManager

Comment 2 Fedora Admin XMLRPC Client 2009-05-26 08:52:13 UTC
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database.  Reassigning to the new owner of this component.

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