Re: CVS over ssh hanging on testing
Vineet Kumar <debian-user@virtual.doorstop.net> writes:
> * Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com> [20030316 22:35 PST]:
>> Another potential clue: an scp *pushing* a large file from the client
>> to the server writes 132 kB (regardless of the file, as long as it is
>> larger than 132 kB) and then stalls whereas an scp *pulling* the same
>> file from the client to the server completes.
>
> There's the clue. This is most likely a broken router (dsl modem, or
> wireless router, or something) screwing with your MTU. I've had the
> same trouble at home since switching DSL providers; the new dsl modem
> wraps in PPPoE and is somehow f-ing with path-MTU-discovery. My
> workaround was to set my mtu to 1492 when at home, and it works. Your
> exact situation may be different, but with the same symptoms, this
> worked for me.
The odd thing was that I could push large files from other hosts on
the net into my host at home. Because of this, my virtual host
provider thought that the problem was more at her end so she bumped
the MTU to 1492 and that worked! Thanks for the suggestion.
By the way, she now offers Debian virtual hosts for $30/month. Pretty
cheap, stable, Internet presence with big pipes. Awesome service--we
engaged in an IRC chat session tonight to figure out this problem. See
http://www.acornhosting.net/.
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