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Vik_95977
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May 12, 2011

MaxConnectionsPerServer - IE6 Hangs

I am currently experiencing an issue with connections from an IE6 browser to a VIP. I have a client using IE6 and every 6 to 10 connections made, the browser hangs. After initial investigations, cha...
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May 12, 2011
Hi Aaron

 

 

Thanks for getting back so quickly, we have done a tcpdump on all sides and noticed that the server sends the client a FIN packet. It looks like the browser is not shutting down the session therefore the server is timing it out. Whe nwe by-pass the F5, we cannot replicate the issue but this could be just because we have reduced the latency. Have you seen this type of issue before with IE6?

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Vik