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Old 04-21-2011
sftp error:- Couldn't send packet: Broken pipe

Hi,

I am trying to sftp a large file(appx. 2 GB size) from solaris 10 to a Linux server. While sftping(with no options), connection is terminated after some time with broken pipe error. sftp with option -R1 or -B1500 is successful.

Linux server ssh Version: OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003
Solaris server ssh version: Sun_SSH_1.1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090704f

I will be highly obliged if you could give me a solution ASAP.

These are the verbose logs:

Code:
>sftp -v scp@X.X.X.X
Sun_SSH_1.1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090704f
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be trusted.
debug1: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to <X.X.X.X> port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_3.9p1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.9p1 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-Sun_SSH_1.1
debug1: Failed to acquire GSS-API credentials for any mechanisms (No credentials were supplied, or the credentials were unavailable or inaccessible
Unknown code 0
)
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: Peer sent proposed langtags, ctos:
debug1: Peer sent proposed langtags, stoc:
debug1: We proposed langtags, ctos: i-default
debug1: We proposed langtags, stoc: i-default
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 125/256
debug1: bits set: 974/2048
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host 'X.X.X.X' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /.ssh/known_hosts:3
debug1: bits set: 1048/2048
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: done: ssh_kex2.
debug1: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST
debug1: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 7)
Kernel \r on an \m
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-with-mic,password
debug1: Next authentication method: gssapi-with-mic
debug1: Failed to acquire GSS-API credentials for any mechanisms (No credentials were supplied, or the credentials were unavailable or inaccessible
Unknown code 0
)
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Next authentication method: password
scp@10.135.0.58's password:
debug1: Authentication succeeded (password)
debug1: fd 4 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: send channel open 0
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: ssh_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: channel request 0: env
debug1: channel request 0: env
debug1: channel request 0: env
debug1: channel request 0: env
debug1: channel request 0: env
debug1: channel request 0: env
debug1: Sending subsystem: sftp
debug1: channel request 0: subsystem
debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
sftp>




sftp> mput file.txt
Uploading file.txt to file.txt
debug1: channel_free: channel 0: client-session, nchannels 1
debug1: fd 0 clearing O_NONBLOCK
Read from remote host X.X.X.X: Connection timed out
debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 57 bytes in 523.6 seconds
debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 0.1
debug1: Exit status -1
Couldn't send packet: Broken pipe


Last edited by pludi; 04-21-2011 at 09:18 AM..
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Old 04-21-2011
Code:
sftp with option -R1 or -B1500 is successful.

I wonder if your MTU is set too large on one end or the other and packets are getting silently dropped.
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Old 04-21-2011
how can i change default MTU size?
# 4  
Old 04-21-2011
On linux it's as easy as 'ifconfig eth0 mtu 1488' to set the MTU to something other than 1500. How to change the system settings so it starts that way depends on the linux.

I also caution that this isn't a surefire solution. It may help or may not.
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