netdev - R: Re: mtu issue with ipsec tunnel and netfilter snat

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Message-ID: <23614781.2953131357725343800.JavaMail.defaultUser@defaultHost>
Date:	Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:55:43 +0100 (CET)
From:	"pupilla@...ero.it" <pupilla@...ero.it>
To:	<jengelh@...i.de>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: R: Re: mtu issue with ipsec tunnel and netfilter snat

jengelh@...i.de wrote:
>On Wednesday 2013-01-09 10:01, pupilla@...ero.it wrote:
>
>>As you can see there are incoming 1500 bytes packets (these are the
>>decrypted ipsec packets) with DF bit set. These packets are never
>>delivered to the final client 10.81.128.176 (the destination address
>>is 172.16.128.1 which is the ip used for SNATing the original ip
>>10.81.128.176).
>>
>>IMHO this is a mtu issue: 1500 bytes packets cannot be routed inside
>>the ipsec tunnel.
>>
>>But why linux_gw_snat is not sending icmp need to frag packets to
>>10.148.12.23?
>
>Perhaps because ICMP was blocked erroneously?

No, I have opened the firewall
rules with something like:

iptables -I OUTPUT --proto icmp -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT --proto icmp -j ACCEPT
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