[OpenAFS] not able to contact fileserver over 3g

Mattias Pantzare pantzer@ludd.ltu.se
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:51:01 +0200


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This could be an MTU issue. Something is probably not fragmenting large
packets correctly, or some firewall is filtering to hard. Lowering MTU may
help.

https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/wan-routing-and-switching/possible-mtu-i=
ssue-when-running-in-3g-failover-on-cisco887-vag/td-p/2573785

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:19 AM, Tim Piessens <piessens@icsense.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> we are experiencing a strange issue with our afs servers.
> When people are working outside the office, they can access our
> fileservers over our VPN when the do this using WiFi, when they contact
> over our VPN using a 3/4g mobile data connection it fails.
> We are completely puzzled since the connection is made suing the same VPN=
,
> so except form the physical layer, everything seems the same.
> The afs servers can be ping=E2=80=99ed, all other services work fluently.=
 Only the
> caching daemon seems  not being able to contact the file servers.
> Clients are macOs machines using the auristor client.
>
> Anybody an idea on the root cause ?
> Any proposal how to further debug this issue ?
>
> Any help is heavily appreciated,
>
> Tim
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">This could be an MTU issue. Something is probably not frag=
menting large packets correctly, or some firewall is filtering to hard. Low=
ering MTU may help.<br><br><a href=3D"https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/wa=
n-routing-and-switching/possible-mtu-issue-when-running-in-3g-failover-on-c=
isco887-vag/td-p/2573785">https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/wan-routing-an=
d-switching/possible-mtu-issue-when-running-in-3g-failover-on-cisco887-vag/=
td-p/2573785</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote">On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:19 AM, Tim Piessens <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:piessens@icsense.com" target=3D"_blank">piessens@icsense.co=
m</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"wor=
d-wrap:break-word"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>we are experiencin=
g a strange issue with our afs servers.=C2=A0</div><div>When people are wor=
king outside the office, they can access our fileservers over our VPN when =
the do this using WiFi, when they contact over our VPN using a 3/4g mobile =
data connection it fails.=C2=A0</div><div>We are completely puzzled since t=
he connection is made suing the same VPN, so except form the physical layer=
, everything seems the same.</div><div>The afs servers can be ping=E2=80=99=
ed, all other services work fluently. Only the caching daemon seems =C2=A0n=
ot being able to contact the file servers.=C2=A0</div><div>Clients are macO=
s machines using the auristor client.</div><div><br></div><div>Anybody an i=
dea on the root cause ?=C2=A0</div><div>Any proposal how to further debug t=
his issue ?</div><div><br></div><div>Any help is heavily appreciated,</div>=
<div><br></div><div>Tim=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><br><div>
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