[openssh] Re: [openssh] Re: [openssh] Re: Frequent "Connection reset by peer"

Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET ml at t-b-o-h.net
Fri Feb 1 11:21:56 EST 2008


> 
> On 2008-01-31 13:44, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
> > 	But would the device have sent a RST if it received a fragment
> > it couldn't route? I'm getting an actual RST from the router on the other
> > end of a WDS link towards the far end laptop.
> 
> Some versions of Linux wrongly generate an RST in response to a bad TCP 
> checksum. (Wrongly because the bad checksum is telling you you can't 
> trust the TCP header and payload, so why generate an RST using values 
> from the header?) I've had problems in the past with simply bad cabling 
> exercising this bug.
> 
	New cables on one side, then the other, then both. Still
happening.

		Tuc


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