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From: nasruddin@iiu.edu.my
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Subject: FreeBSD TCP/IP connectivity get buried by Xylan OmniSwitch VLAN
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>Number:         5965
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       FreeBSD TCP/IP connectivity get buried by Xylan OmniSwitch VLAN
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 10 02:30:06 PST 1998
>Closed-Date:    Sun Dec 27 03:10:12 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:  Sun Dec 27 03:11:10 PST 1998
>Originator:     Nasruddin Abu Sari
>Release:        2.2.5
>Organization:
Islamic International University
>Environment:
>Description:
Connectivity to FreeBSD machine is unavailable via Xylan Omniswitch VLAN after a certain period of time of inactivity. ( However I had cases with active pinging from freebsd box or while in active telnet session when connection get terminated). In all these cases I am connecting from outside (LAN subnet) the VLAN. The freebsd machine is up and running fine.   
>How-To-Repeat:
Wait for a few hours and freebsd box will not reachable from outside the Xylan VLAN. 
>Fix:
1. Reboot the machine manually ( I got to go to the room what the machine is located and either type reboot (as root) or turn it off/on)

OR
2. Keep another Win95/NT box running (in the same VLAN). Apperently Win95/NT box activities keep the Xylan OmniSwith to sustain the VLAN. 
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: luigi 
State-Changed-When: Sun Dec 27 03:10:12 PST 1998 
State-Changed-Why:  
This seems just the switch timing out the entry -- totally unrelated 
to FreeBSD itself. 
luigi 
>Unformatted:
