11-05-2003 08:21 AM
We are using a CSS11503 without SSL module and S/W-Version 7.20 Build 104.
We define the following content rule:
content citrix-csg.oekb.at_https
add service citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_1
add service citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_2
vip address 143.245.6.101
protocol tcp
port 443
balance srcip
application ssl
active
We see that SSL sessions from a client to the vip address 143.245.6.101 are interrupted after a while (some after 10 minutes, others later).
A network sniffer trace, where the sniffer is located at the CSS UPLINK near the firewall , tells us:
- while the SSL session is up, there is a regular SSL network flow from the CSS VIP address to the client.
- in cases where the session is interrupted, we only see some packets directly sent by the server behind the CSS VIP address to the client!!??
It seems that the CSS box stops after a while (e.g. 10 minutes) to switch the packets due to the content rule. Instead of this the packets are routed as if there would not be any content rule.
Do you have any idea, what we can do?
Thank you for your help
Franz
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11-10-2003 06:14 AM
may I ask you to mark the thread as solved so other people only looking at solution can read this discussion.
Glad to see the problem is solved.
Thanks,
Gilles.
11-06-2003 05:09 AM
Hi, I could be mistaken but shoudnt you configure sticky ip so the tcp sessions remain on the box especially for ssl connections
Try the following and see what happens
Content
content citrix-csg.oekb.at_https
add service citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_1
add service citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_2
vip address 143.245.6.101
sticky-mask 255.255.0.0
advanced-balance sticky-scrip
protocol tcp
port 443
application ssl
active
11-06-2003 09:41 AM
Hi,
I defined the content rule in the following way - analog to an configuration example by cisco -
content citrix-csg.oekb.at_https
add service citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_1
add service citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_2
vip address 143.245.6.101
application ssl
advanced-balance ssl
protocol tcp
port 443
url "/*"
balance aca
active
In addition I suspended the service
citrix-csg.oekb.at_https_2!
The result of this test scenario was the same as before: after a while the SSL session dies ...
Thank you for your first aid,
Franz
11-07-2003 01:29 AM
most probably the connection stayed idle for at least 16 seconds and it was then garbage collected and RST by the CSS.
Try the command 'flow-timeout-multiplier 10' under the content rule configuration and see if this improve the situation.
If it improves but does not solve completely, increase the value from 10 to 50.
Gilles.
11-10-2003 05:16 AM
Hi Gilles,
thank you for your hint. Using the command
'flow-timeout-multiplier 5'
under the content rule configuration seems to solve our problem with broken SSL sessions.
Thank you
Franz
11-10-2003 06:14 AM
may I ask you to mark the thread as solved so other people only looking at solution can read this discussion.
Glad to see the problem is solved.
Thanks,
Gilles.
04-23-2004 01:08 PM
I have the same issue on a 11050 running 6.10 build 4 and the flow-timeoute command doesn't exist. is there anything I can use?
Thanks
Tony
04-26-2004 05:08 AM
try the global config command 'flow port1 443 timeout
Regards,
Gilles.
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