From: horus on
10:54:37.614262 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 34390, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 60) universe.41519 > smtp2.wested.org.smtp: S, cksum 0x39bb
(correct), 1022610458:1022610458(0) win 5808 <m
ss 1452,sackOK,timestamp 3670038023 0,nop,wscale 7>
0x0000: 4500 003c 8656 4000 4006 98e7 829d a910 E..<.V@.@.......
0x0010: 4093 af3d a22f 0019 3cf3 cc1a 0000 0000 @..=./..<.......
0x0020: a002 16b0 39bb 0000 0204 05ac 0402 080a ....9...........
0x0030: dac0 5607 0000 0000 0103 0307 ..V.........
10:54:43.614376 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 34391, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 60) universe.41519 > smtp2.wested.org.smtp: S, cksum 0x224b
(correct), 1022610458:1022610458(0) win 5808 <m
ss 1452,sackOK,timestamp 3670044023 0,nop,wscale 7>
0x0000: 4500 003c 8657 4000 4006 98e6 829d a910 E..<.W@.@.......
0x0010: 4093 af3d a22f 0019 3cf3 cc1a 0000 0000 @..=./..<.......
0x0020: a002 16b0 224b 0000 0204 05ac 0402 080a ...."K..........
0x0030: dac0 6d77 0000 0000 0103 0307 ..mw........

and a gazillion of these

10:55:55.615836 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 47424, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 60) universe.41520 > smtp2.wested.org.smtp: S, cksum 0x4466
(correct), 1075744146:1075744146(0) win 5808 <m
ss 1452,sackOK,timestamp 3670116023 0,nop,wscale 7>
0x0000: 4500 003c b940 4000 4006 65fd 829d a910 E..<.@@.@.e.....
0x0010: 4093 af3d a230 0019 401e 8d92 0000 0000 @..=.0..@.......
0x0020: a002 16b0 4466 0000 0204 05ac 0402 080a ....Df..........
0x0030: dac1 86b7 0000 0000 0103 0307 ............


From: horus on
/root # tcpdump -i eth0 -s 128 -w /tmp/junk host physics.wisc.edu
tcpdump: listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 128
bytes

ls -sal /tmp/junk

produces nothing


"mikea" <mikea(a)mikea.ath.cx> wrote in message
news:dtu4e7-t3t.ln1(a)mikea.ath.cx...
> horus <horus(a)sonic.net> wrote in
> <4c0fc4e2$0$22181$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>:
>>>> Can you do a packet trace on the session with that server for one of
>>>> the
>>> large mails? You only need packet timestamps and enough packet data to
>>> see the "200"/"300"/"400"/"500" series responses from the other end.
>>
>>
>> oooo, ah, Mike, how exactly do I do that?
>> all I know is tcpdump at present........is there a way to run the
>> sendmail
>> process and capture exactly what it is doing?
>>
>> oooo, this is exciting!..........thanks
>
> As root, something like
>
> tcpdump -i _INTERFACE_NAME_ -s 128 -w _TCPDUMP_RAW_FILE_NAME_ host
> _OTHER_HOST_NAME_
>
> to capture the packets between you and _OTHER_HOST_NAME_ to
> _TCPDUMP_RAW_FILE_NAME_. _INTERFACE_NAME_ is the name of the interface
> you want to capture traffic from.
>
> When you see the session time out, do a CONTROL-C to stop tcpdump, then
>
> tcpdump -s128 -Xx -vvv -r _TCPDUMP_RAW_FILE_NAME_ port 25 | less
>
> to dump the packets to your screen.
>
> You're interested in the [234]00-series responses from _OTHER_HOST_NAME_
> and in any packets that have the "R" or "F" flag set. Others probably
> will be able to tell you better just what to look for, but in general
> you're interested in long delays between packets.
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
> I still can't see a wasp without thinking "400K 1W"
> - Derek Potter, uk.misc
>


From: horus on
11:24:04.964105 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 45495, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 1492) universe.54698 > smtp.wested.org.smtp: .
2703899803:2703901243(1440) ack 3956723192 win 144 <nop,nop,
timestamp 3671805337 2021527941>
0x0000: 4500 05d4 b1b7 4000 4006 67b7 829d a910 E.....@.@.g.....
0x0010: 4093 af74 d5aa 0019 a12a 3c9b ebd6 cdf8 @..t.....*<.....
0x0020: 8010 0090 217c 0000 0101 080a dadb 4d99 ....!|........M.
0x0030: 787e 1185 1cdc d08f c800 a455 703c cd91 x~.........Up<..
0x0040: f46a ec09 f624 acda 63bf bbf8 ad94 9c1a .j...$..c.......
0x0050: 1771 db1d 5b70 2075 1e9b dae7 81a3 a63b .q..[p.u.......;
0x0060: 77cc a1a9 4732 f5e2 3046 33d1 2f09 aaa4 w...G2..0F3./...
0x0070: 4e9c N.


From: horus on
11:33:32.139591 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 65484, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 1492) universe.40820 > smtp.wested.org.smtp: .
3180534633:3180536073(1440) ack 118647175 win 144 <nop,nop,t
imestamp 3672372501 2021973145>
0x0000: 4500 05d4 ffcc 4000 4006 19a2 829d a910 E.....@.@.......
0x0010: 4093 af74 9f74 0019 bd93 1b69 0712 6987 @..t.t.....i..i.
0x0020: 8010 0090 217c 0000 0101 080a dae3 f515 ....!|..........
0x0030: 7884 dc99 3c1d 6229 480b 9942 9f40 6d95 x...<.b)H..B.(a)m.
0x0040: 8618 812e 327f b22d af4e cc76 bd1f be8f ....2..-.N.v....
0x0050: be0d 7b34 4340 616a b93b afba f070 01c0 ..{4C(a)aj.;...p..
0x0060: afcc b29e 2da7 7402 dbbf 4cf1 de45 a84c ....-.t...L..E.L
0x0070: 072a .*
11:33:46.471876 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 40128, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 60) universe.50004 > smtp2.wested.org.smtp: S, cksum 0xbc26
(correct), 3496525286:3496525286(0) win 5808 <m
ss 1452,sackOK,timestamp 3672386833 0,nop,wscale 7>
0x0000: 4500 003c 9cc0 4000 4006 827d 829d a910 E..<..@.@..}....
0x0010: 4093 af3d c354 0019 d068 bde6 0000 0000 @..=.T...h......
0x0020: a002 16b0 bc26 0000 0204 05ac 0402 080a .....&..........
0x0030: dae4 2d11 0000 0000 0103 0307 ..-.........
11:33:52.471995 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 40129, offset 0, flags [DF], proto:
TCP (6), length: 60) universe.50004 > smtp2.wested.org.smtp: S, cksum 0xa4b6
(correct), 3496525286:3496525286(0) win 5808 <m
ss 1452,sackOK,timestamp 3672392833 0,nop,wscale 7>
0x0000: 4500 003c 9cc1 4000 4006 827c 829d a910 E..<..@.@..|....
0x0010: 4093 af3d c354 0019 d068 bde6 0000 0000 @..=.T...h......
0x0020: a002 16b0 a4b6 0000 0204 05ac 0402 080a ................
0x0030: dae4 4481 0000 0000 0103 0307 ..D.........
(END)


From: horus on
Jun 9 14:25:07 universe sendmail[1970]: STARTTLS: read error=timeout
Jun 9 14:25:07 universe sendmail[1970]: o59KP5JX001970: collect: premature
EOM: Connection timed out with blah.blah.edu
Jun 9 14:25:07 universe sendmail[1970]: o59KP5JX001970: SYSERR(root):
collect: I/O error on connection from blah.blah.edu,
from=<myname(a)blah.blah.edu>
Jun 9 14:25:07 universe sendmail[1970]: o59KP5JX001970:
from=<myname(a)blah.blah.edu>, size=1780081, class=0, nrcpts=1, proto=ESMTP,
daemon=MTA, relay=blah.blah.edu [128.104.160.000]
Jun 9 14:25:07 universe dovecot: POP3(fizzygoo): Disconnected: Logged out
top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/5459, size=186306670