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Re: [fw-wiz] Random and strange RST,ACKs

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Subject: Re: [fw-wiz] Random and strange RST,ACKs
From: Phil Hunter <1860ph@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:15:23 -0600
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Eduardo Tongson wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Eduardo Tongson <propolice@gmail.com>
> Date: Feb 28, 2007 6:07 PM
> Subject: Random and strange RST,ACKs
> To: pf@benzedrine.cx
> Hi folks,
> I have this peculiar problem where the client over http is having
> intermittent reset and timeouts. Doing a dump on the session I see
> strange and random RST,ACKs. Here is a
> snip:
>
> No.     Time        Source       Destination           Protocol Info
>      54 15.291306   CLIENT       SERVER         TCP      4813 > 88
> [ACK] Seq=2857 Ack=7738 Win=64512 Len=0
>      55 15.303536   CLIENT       SERVER         TCP      4813 > 88
> [ACK] Seq=2857 Ack=9040 Win=64512 Len=0
>      56 15.393751   CLIENT       SERVER         KRB5
> Continuation[Unreassembled Packet]
>      57 15.394190   SERVER         CLIENT       KRB5
> Continuation[Unreassembled Packet]
>      58 15.482484   CLIENT       SERVER         TCP      4814 > 88
> [ACK] Seq=2117 Ack=8350 Win=64042 Len=0
>      59 15.583039   CLIENT       SERVER         TCP      4813 > 88
> [ACK] Seq=3337 Ack=9275 Win=64277 Len=0
>      60 17.114978   CLIENT       SERVER         KRB5
> Continuation[Unreassembled Packet]
>      61 17.116075   CLIENT       SERVER         TCP      4814 > 88
> [RST, ACK] Seq=2446 Ack=8350 Win=0 Len=0
>      62 17.116481   SERVER         CLIENT       KRB5
> Continuation[Unreassembled Packet]
>      63 17.116585   SERVER         CLIENT       KRB5
> Continuation[Unreassembled Packet]
>      64 17.116694   SERVER         CLIENT       KRB5
> Continuation[Unreassembled Packet]
>      65 17.116703   SERVER         CLIENT       TCP      [TCP segment
> of a reassembled PDU]
>      66 17.214855   CLIENT       SERVER         TCP      4815 > 88
> [SYN] Seq=0 Len=0 MSS=1260
>      67 17.215060   SERVER         CLIENT       TCP      88 > 4815
> [SYN, ACK] Seq=0 Ack=1 Win=16384 Len=0 MSS=1460
>
> on 61 there is that sudden RST,ACK.
>
> What might cause this?
> By a long shot could it be a RST attack like the one described in
> "Slipping the Window"?
>
> TIA
> - ed
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Is there a firewall between these. If so it will reset the connection 
every two hours if not used
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