Web server works but not proprietary software with IP address.
Below is host filter by problem IP. Is there anything practical from this filter that could be done to determine solution? The proprietary software gives a "unable to communicate message" in user interface.
Here is webserver working ok lines 60...66:
60 11.448615 172.17.1.36 192.168.26.187 TCP 1480 80 → 54534 [PSH, ACK] Seq=5138 Ack=311 Win=10000 Len=1426 [TCP segment of a reassembled PDU] 61 11.451812 172.17.1.36 192.168.26.187 HTTP 423 HTTP/1.1 200 OK (text/html) 62 11.451844 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 54 54534 → 80 [ACK] Seq=311 Ack=6933 Win=131328 Len=0 63 12.972737 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 54 54534 → 80 [FIN, ACK] Seq=311 Ack=6933 Win=131328 Len=0 64 12.980260 172.17.1.36 192.168.26.187 TCP 54 80 → 54534 [ACK] Seq=6933 Ack=312 Win=10000 Len=0 65 12.980260 172.17.1.36 192.168.26.187 TCP 54 80 → 54534 [FIN, ACK] Seq=6933 Ack=312 Win=10000 Len=0 66 12.980571 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 54 54534 → 80 [ACK] Seq=312 Ack=6934 Win=131328 Len=0
Here is opening proprietary software lines 67...75:
67 33.029888 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 58831 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 68 34.029683 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 58831 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 69 36.030149 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 58831 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 70 40.030071 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 58831 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 71 48.030306 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 58831 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 72 72.021803 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 50882 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 73 73.021924 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 50882 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 74 75.021372 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 50882 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM 75 79.022032 192.168.26.187 172.17.1.36 TCP 66 [TCP Retransmission] 50882 → 44818 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=64240 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=256 SACK_PERM
(IM(not so)HO this would be easier to read if sorted in ascending order)
In frames 1-5 you can see the doubling timeout between attempts - 1 sec, 2 sec, 4 sec, 8 sec.
RFC-6298: Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer
Was there a redirect to port 80 in the working section?
The "proprietary software" is trying to connect to port 44818.
Is there a firewall in between or on the server?
From a remarkably similar physical connection here is filter to another device that is functioning ok(port 44818 all good). If firewall were to exist it would exist for both devices.
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