Just a default keep alive - 30 I might try OpenVPN, I'm just thinking I'll keep running into the issue if I do l2tp or ovpn, etc. Hoping someone had a better suggestion than all I had in my toolbox =P
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Scott Lambert <lamb...@lambertfam.org> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 12:37:03PM -0500, Josh Luthman wrote: > > But rebooting the server doesn't resolve it. The client device needs > > rebooted. > > Do you have a keepalive timout set for the PPtP tunnels? I see the > option in the PPTP server config. In the old days, when clients ran > PPPoE connections from their windows boxes to our DSL aggregators, we > would see some clients which never caught on that the PPP connection > was dead and would have to be forced in some way from the client's > end. Then Cisco IOS gave us a tool to respond to unknown PPPoE session > traffic with a disconnect signal. It's been a few years since I've had > to think about it. > > I don't know about the PPtP client options for keepalives. I haven't > done PPTP for the past several years since it is about like putting a > postcard in an onion paper envelope. > > Maybe you could convert the client to some other VPN tech which might > be more forgiving of a short pause as in this instance as well as being > secure? > > > > On Nov 20, 2015 12:20 PM, "Tyler Treat" <tyler.tr...@cornbelttech.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Discussion with my resident VM/SAN expert/wife.... > > > > > > > > > [???11/???20/???2015 11:14 AM] Treat, Tyler: > > > look at your email > > > [???11/???20/???2015 11:17 AM] Treat, Shellie: > > > My guess is the backed does a quiescing when it does the snapshot which > > > means it locks the files to take a quick snap. When it locks it it > probably > > > interrupts the PPTP tunnel which causes them to have to reestablish > > > just a guess > > > [???11/???20/???2015 11:17 AM] Treat, Tyler: > > > quiescing? > > > [???11/???20/???2015 11:18 AM] Treat, Shellie: > > > Quiescing indicates pausing or altering the state of running > processes on > > > a computer, particularly those that might modify information stored on > disk > > > during a backup, to guarantee a consistent and usable backup. > Quiescing is > > > not necessary for memory snapshots; it is used primarily for backups. > > > > > > > http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1015180 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > From: mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com < > > > mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com> on behalf of Josh Luthman < > > > j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > > > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 9:53 AM > > > To: Scott Lambert > > > Cc: Mikrotik discussions > > > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] VM snapshot breaking tunnel > > > > > > 1 of my VMs are Windows. The rest are Linux (1 Mikrotik). Never had a > > > problem with snapshots before this. > > > > > > > > > Josh Luthman > > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > > 1100 Wayne St > > > Suite 1337 > > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Scott Lambert < > lamb...@lambertfam.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I've barely scratched the surface with vSphere. Snapshots have given > me a > > > > lot of grief so far. Probably because none of my VMs are Windows > based. > > > > > > > > On November 20, 2015 9:44:11 AM CST, Josh Luthman < > > > > j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> The entire cluster gets snapshotted, I'd hate to make one exception > > > (this > > > >> would involve making an inclusive list of all VMs). > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Josh Luthman > > > >> Office: 937-552-2340 > > > >> Direct: 937-552-2343 > > > >> 1100 Wayne St > > > >> Suite 1337 > > > >> Troy, OH 45373 > > > >> > > > >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Scott Lambert < > lamb...@lambertfam.org > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Take export backups instead of VM snapshots? > > > >>> > > > >>> On November 20, 2015 9:05:08 AM CST, Josh Luthman < > > > >>> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> Every night the VMs do a snapshot and back up. A MT is one of > them > > > and > > > >>>> when this happens a pptp client hangs. Rebooting the VM doesn't > > > solve it, > > > >>>> but rebooting the client does. Disabling and enabling the pptp > > > interface > > > >>>> doesn't. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Short of rebooting the client device when the tunnel is broken, > are > > > there > > > >>>> any ideas? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Josh Luthman > > > >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 > > > >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 > > > >>>> 1100 Wayne St > > > >>>> Suite 1337 > > > >>>> Troy, OH 45373 > > > >>>> -------------- next part -------------- > > > >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > >>>> URL: < > > > > http://mail.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20151120/ea4ddce6/attachment.html > > > > > > > >>>> ------------------------------ > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Mikrotik mailing list > > > >>>> Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > > > >>>> http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to > Mikrotik > > > RouterOS > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. 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