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Old 04-04-2011, 12:19 PM   #1
DfReisan
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TCP packets seem to be dropped on Debian Squeeze w/NAT


Hi,
I'm running a Debian Squeeze 6.0.1a box that's connected to my ISP via an L2TP connection that's managed by OpenL2TPD.
The box is configured to perform NAT from local clients (on eth0) to the internet (on ppp0).

However, I'm having an issue with TCP packets that are sent from the box itself to the internet (packets originally coming from the local clients get sent and received over the internet just fine)


I'm using this Python app to test this:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/env python

import socket, time

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.bind(('', 5003))
s.listen(1)

while 1:
		conn, addr = s.accept()
		print 'Connection accepted, ', addr

		time.sleep(3)
		print "Sending data"
		conn.send("1")
		print "Sent 1"
		conn.send("2"*1024)
		print "Sent 2"
		conn.send("3"*2048)
		print "Sent 3"
		
		print "Done sending data"
		conn.close()
If the application is ran on a local machine, the client that connects to it receives the entirety of the data,
Though if it's ran on the Debian box, the client that connects to it only receives the first packet ("1").

How can I solve this?
Thanks in advance.

P.S.
These are my iptables rules:
Code:
# iptables -t nat --list
Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
MASQUERADE  all  --  anywhere             anywhere

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

# iptables --list
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
(I also add a rule to forward the connection from the Debian box to the local machine when I test this with the app there)
 
Old 04-13-2011, 02:27 AM   #2
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Hello and Welcome to LinuxQuestions,

You've marked your thread as solved. Would you mind sharing with us what the answer to your question was or how you fixed it so that others in a similar situation can see if it works for them too? Thanks in advance. Have fun with Linux. Off the Zero Reply List.

Kind regards,

Eric
 
Old 04-14-2011, 05:36 AM   #3
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Alright. I solved it by changing the MTU of the ppp0 interface to a lower value (1400 seemed to work fine)
 
Old 04-14-2011, 05:40 AM   #4
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Hi,

Thanks for sharing, I'm sure it'll be of use. Enjoy Linux.

Kind regards,

Eric
 
  


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