Re: Idle TCP connections freeze

[Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org>]

Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:
> Nikolaus Rath wrote:
>> Pascal Hambourg writes:
>> > Nikolaus Rath a écrit :
>> > It appears that the client has a private addresse and the server has a
>> > public address. So I guess that there is a NAT device between them, and
>> > its stateful NAT engine may be the cause of the problem, by deleting
>> > connections from its translation table after a delay of inactivity.
>
> I have seen (and discarded) cheap consumer router boxes that had just
> that problem.  
>
>> Yes, just tried it. The server does not receive anything at all when the
>> client starts retransmitting. I guess that is consistent with the NAT
>> explanation?
>
> I think it is very plausible.


And right you were. Replacing the Cisco DPC3825 with a NetGear CMD31T +
WGR614v9 solved the problem.


Thanks!

   -Nikolaus

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