ASA TCP connection timeout for database

[Mokhalil82]

Hi

I have a new database which is access via the firewall. After 5 minutes of inactivity it times outs. I am wondering whether this is due to the TCP connection timing out although I have not configured anything on the firewall to timeout the connections. I do have other databases accessed via the firewall and this does not affect any others. 

Has anyone else experienced anything similar

[Karsten Iwen]

What's in the ASA-Log when the session dies?

[Mokhalil82]

Thanks for the help guys

It turned out it was a local database setting causing the connection to timeout. After doing packet traces I found the traffic did not even hit the firewall. Its a funny network setup. Everyone likes to blame the network in the first instance :-)

"Oh there's a water leak, it must be the network"

[Karsten Iwen]

> Everyone likes to blame the network in the first instance :-)
> "Oh there's a water leak, it must be the network"

That's something that will never change ... ;-)

[ispatel]

Hi 

I think it might be database application, which might be causing connection after 5 minutes of inactivity.

You can use wireshak captures on client or server to check if client or server is sending TCP-FIN or TCP-RST packet.

You can use “show run all timeout” command to check timeout settings on your ASA.

Default timeout for TCP connection is 60 minutes.