VPN *almost* works

[Srinivasan Krishnan]

On Sat, 2008-04-12 at 11:06 -0400, Phillip Mills wrote:
> I am attempting to connect from a SUSE 10.2 machine, through a  
> Linksys router and DSL modem to something called a "Cisco ASA" (so  
> says my network admin).
> 
> After running 'vpnc' some things work.  I can 'ssh' to various  
> machines on the remote network, log in and view directories; I can  
> use 'smbclient' to make connections.  Most other things simply hang.   
> Attempting to copy a file after connecting through ssh or smb hangs,  
> as does svn or wget.
> 
> At first I thought I was running into something that was protocol- 
> dependent, but now I'm wondering whether it's related to either  
> timeout or volume of data.
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

This ought to help you with information about Cisco MTU and MSS
settings.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_example09186a008081e621.shtml

Krishnan


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