From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sparkletone Subject: Fwd: Problem accessing a Certain Remote IP with Kernel 2.6.24-rc1 Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:34:18 -0500 Message-ID: <1855FBA6-5EFE-46E2-A334-AB31C5EDC404@gmail.com> References: <200711032231.56777.shlomif@iglu.org.il> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v912) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: shlomif@iglu.org.il To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.243]:46703 "EHLO an-out-0708.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756482AbXKCUeQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:34:16 -0400 Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b36so151591ana for ; Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:34:16 -0700 (PDT) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Forwarding this for someone who was getting bounces for some reason. Begin forwarded message: > From: Shlomi Fish > Date: November 3, 2007 3:31:56 PM CDT > To: sparkletone@gmail.com > Subject: Problem accessing a Certain Remote IP with Kernel 2.6.24-rc1 > > Hi all! > > I hope this mail gets through because last time I checked, I got > bounces > whenever I tried to send email to LKML ("not liked source" for mail). > > I've been having a problem with kernel 2.6.24-rc1 on Mandriva > Cooker. The > problem is that after using it for a while connecting through TCP to > the > following remote, Internet IP - 212.143.218.31 - takes a very long > time. > > Here's what I've learned: > > 1. Kernel 2.6.23 seem to exhibit this problem tooa fter a while. > > 2. It already happened twice with kernel 2.6.24-rc1. > > 3. A different computer on the same Home LAN connected via a NAT/ > router has no > problem with that IP. (At the same time, the Linux computer exhibits > the > problematic behaviour). > > 4. I could connect using telnet to port 80 eventually, but it took > an awfully > long time. > > 5. I have problem with both HTTP to port 80 and POP. > > 6. Restarting the network ("/etc/init.d/network restart") does not > help - only > a reboot. > > 7. The network as a whole (Google, etc.) works fine. > > I need this IP, because it hosts my POP account and my homepage. > > Per Rik van Riel's advice I prepared Ethereal (libpcap) dumps of the > conversations before ("good") and after ("bad") the problem surfaced: > > http://freehackers.org/~shlomif/files/files/www.sf.org-conn-problem/ > > I'd appreciate if anyone would be able to shed more light on this > problem and > hopefully fix it. Please let me know if there's anything else you > need. > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Shlomi Fish shlomif@iglu.org.il > Homepage: http://www.shlomifish.org/ > > I'm not an actor - I just play one on T.V.