[Samba] Problem over VPN

[Rainer Traut]

Antony Gelberg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Samba 3.0.14, Debian Sarge.  I've asked on IRC but didn't get a response. 
> I am having problems dragging files to my Samba share in Windows XP, over
> an IPSEC VPN.  The file in question is a simple small text file.  I have
> no problem directly creating and editing a file on the share.
> 
> Here's the log:
> 
> [2005/09/18 21:51:05, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_with_timeout(321)
>   read_socket_with_timeout: timeout read. read error = Connection reset by
> peer.
> [2005/09/18 21:51:05, 0] smbd/oplock.c:oplock_break(841)
>   oplock_break: receive_smb error (Connection reset by peer)
>   oplock_break failed for file debian.txt (dev = 902, inode = 312405,
> file_id = 37).
> [2005/09/18 21:51:05, 0] smbd/oplock.c:oplock_break(931)
>   oplock_break: client failure in break - shutting down this smbd.
> [2005/09/18 21:51:05, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(830)
>   pulse-laptop (192.168.0.190) closed connection to service antony
> 
> Hope someone can advise.
> 
> Antony
> 
Hi,

this is most likely a mtu size problem.
PMTU discovery does not work over IPSec connections,
so you have to specify the mtu size in the ipsec connection.

Hth
Rainer