On 10/24/06, Eric Tanguy <eric.tanguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not sure this problem is related to fedora but ... I use a vpn connection to connect from home to my university. This connection uses a java software client. the connection is established so i try to make a nslookup something and the system answers well. I retry the same nslookup command 1 minute later and the system answer connection timeout. I can't understand where the problem come from. The connection seems to be established for a very quick time and after that all is down. The same connection worked fine few weeks before so maybe it's related to an update ? If i reboot the same machine on winxp the vpn connection works like a charm ... Someone could point to me in a direction ? Thanks Eric -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Hi Eric Tanguy! I am a bit confused. Are you running nslookup on your local machine or on the machine you have a VPN connection to? I would be suspicious that a firewall setting prevents a needed service? Kind of a long shot guess. This might be a good time to get into using a protocol analyzer: http://www.ethereal.com/ Note you can use it with Windows as well so you could do an "A" - "B" comparison. I have run into nameservers which improperly respond to IPv6 DNS queries. Basically they based their firmware on a faulty MS provided development kit. New firmware is one cure, eliminating the faulty nameserver from the list in /etc/resolve.conf another. Good hunting! Tod
