IPChains question

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

Yes, there is a timeout in IPMasq -- which you can reset.  If there is
no activity on that particular TCP connection for that period of time,
then the connection mapping is dropped by the Masquerade server.

You should either:
	a) increase your timeout period, or
	b) make sure there is more traffic on your 'tail' logs ;)

-derek

"Brian J. Conway" <dogbert at clue4all.net> writes:

> I'm currently using a Linux box to masquerade an internal network using
> ipchains with masquerading, icmp masquerading, and a few special modules
> (the norm for such a DSL/cable installation).  When I'm transferring
> data in any form, things work perfectly (http, ftp, aim, icq, etc.), but
> if I ssh into an external box a couple of times and leave one window
> running top and the other with 'tail -f /var/log/messages', the tail
> always disconnects with:
> 
> Read from remote host magnum: Connection reset by peer
> Connection to magnum closed.
> 
> Is there a time-out function on IPChains that I'm missing out on?  It's
> only when tailing logs which don't change every few seconds that I get
> disconnected, whereas top and any active data transfer just fine.  This
> is actually the first time I've ever run into this problem, as I've
> never tried it before.  The external box is on an external LAN on the
> near side of my DSL line, so I can't imagine the issue is with any form
> of timeout between the machines.  Ideas?
> 
> Brian J. Conway
> dogbert at clue4all.net
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