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[Clayton Keller <>]

Done, it looks like I've got some further debugging to do, as I am 
getting a lot of Server Busy messages, which may be firewall related.

I'm seeing a lot of Signal 17s in debug mode while trying to do the 
middlebox test, and then when it begins the "firewall test".

Clay

Richard Carlson wrote:
> Hi Clay;
>
> Yes, that's the right file to patch.  Install it and rebuild/reinstall 
> the web100 library and you can remove the -4 from the command line.
>
> Rich
>
> At 11:30 AM 8/29/2007, Clayton Keller wrote:
> > Thank you again Rich.
> >
> > I believe I have tracked down the archived post by  Simon Leinen on 
> > 09/29/2006 where he has patched web100_userland-1.6/lib/web100.c which 
> > I believe you are referring to.
> >
> > If not, please let me know, and I'll continue my dig through the 
> > archives.
> >
> > Clay
> >
> > Richard Carlson wrote:
> > > Hi Clay;
> > > The latest NDT versions tickle a bug in the web100 user library.  You 
> > > can find the patch if you search through these archives.
> > > The issue is how the web100 library handles IPv4 mapped addresses.
> > > Rich
> > > At 05:43 PM 8/27/2007, Clayton Keller wrote:
> > > > It's running now, thanks Rich! I'll continue my tests.
> > > >
> > > > Are there known issues with IPv6 and the current release?
> > > >
> > > > Clay
> > > >
> > > > Richard Carlson wrote:
> > > > > Hi Clay;
> > > > > What happens if you force the web100srv process to us IPv4 
> > > > > addresses (add the "-4" option to the command line?
> > > > > Rich
> > > > > At 03:44 PM 8/27/2007, Clayton Keller wrote:
> > > > > > I am working on my VMWare based installation.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have recompiled the kernel with the web100 patches:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >         # grep Web /var/log/dmesg
> > > > > >         Web100: initiailizing hash table of size 32768 (order 5)
> > > > > >         Web100 2.5.12 200609221010 net100: Initialization successful
> > > > > >
> > > > > >         # cat /proc/web100/header
> > > > > >         2.5.12 200609221010 net100
> > > > > >         <snip>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I am trying to perform the test, I get the following output:
> > > > > >         TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.5.1
> > > > > >         click START to begin
> > > > > >         Connected to: 192.168.213.128  --  Using IPv4 address
> > > > > >         Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
> > > > > > ..Protocol error!
> > > > > >         Middlebox test FAILED!
> > > > > >         checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> > > > > > Protocol error!
> > > > > >         Simple firewall test FAILED!
> > > > > >         running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . 
> > > > > > . Protocol error!
> > > > > >         C2S throughput test FAILED!
> > > > > >         running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . 
> > > > > > . . Protocol error!
> > > > > >         S2C throughput test FAILED!
> > > > > >         Protocol error!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following ports are opened up on the firewall:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 
> > > > > > 3001 -j ACCEPT
> > > > > > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 
> > > > > > 3002 -j ACCEPT
> > > > > > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 
> > > > > > 3003 -j ACCEPT
> > > > > > -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 
> > > > > > 7123 -j ACCEPT
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And the services are being ran as such:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >         /usr/local/sbin/web100srv -a -l /var/log/web100/web100srv.log
> > > > > >         /usr/local/sbin/fakewww -l /var/log/web100/fakewww.log
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I removed the -m option to keep the issue of random ports needing 
> > > > > > to be opened for multiple connections while I am still in this 
> > > > > > initial testing phase.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am using the following software versions:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >         web100-2.5.12-200609221010
> > > > > >         web100_userland-1.6
> > > > > >         ndt-3.4.1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any help would be appreciated, if I'm needing to run some debug 
> > > > > > I'd be happy to do so, but I'm just curious what I should be 
> > > > > > looking for at this point.
> > > > > ------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > Richard A. Carlson                              e-mail: 
> > > > >
> > > > > Network Engineer                                phone:  (734) 352-7043
> > > > > Internet2                                       fax:    (734) 913-4255
> > > > > 1000 Oakbrook Dr; Suite 300
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> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Richard A. Carlson                              e-mail: 
> > >
> > > Network Engineer                                phone:  (734) 352-7043
> > > Internet2                                       fax:    (734) 913-4255
> > > 1000 Oakbrook Dr; Suite 300
> > > Ann Arbor,  MI  48104
>
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>
> Richard A. Carlson                              e-mail: 
>
> Network Engineer                                phone:  (734) 352-7043
> Internet2                                       fax:    (734) 913-4255
> 1000 Oakbrook Dr; Suite 300
> Ann Arbor,  MI  48104