[Soekris] vpn1411 on NET4801 - SSH: Corrupted MAC on input

[Michael Hernandez]

On Oct 20, 2006, at 2:26 PM, Bill Maas wrote:

> Hello,
>
> (here's a more on-topic question) I've been reading the posts about
> vpn1411 trouble in the NET45xx, in conjunction with the dreaded
> "Corruped MAC on input" message generated by sshd. It appears that the
> bug was fixed.
>
> These seem to be the final words of Soren Kristensen about the  
> subject:
>
> "If there is hardware any problem with the net4801/vpn1411 then it's
> news to me, and I would like to get details.
>
> As I said in my soekris-tech post on 9/26:
>
> There is some issues with noise on the PCI reset line when using the
> vpn1411 on the net4501, and maybe on the net4511 and net4521. There  
> are
> no known hardware problems on the net4801 or net4526.
>
> The net45xx boards will have the problem fixed in next revision. In  
> the
> meantime the net4501 will soon ship with a small capacitor mounted to
> fix the problem, if ordering net4501 to be used with vpn1411 please
> ensure to get the updated board."
>
> Conclusion was that it was fixed for the NET4801. Fact is that the
> problem re-appears on the list in September 2006, now with the  
> NET4801.
> Having had the same trouble on my NET4801 recently (which disappeared
> after removing the vpn1411), I wonder whether Soekris has an answer to
> all this. Should the card be considered useless when running sshd? Is
> there a fix? Can I get a refund for the cards? (I have two  
> vpn1411's ==
> +/- $150). Detail: purchase date for my 4801 was 07-29-2004, maybe
> before the fix was made.
>
> Bill Maas
>
> ___________________________

I also have a vpn 1411 which seems to do nothing but corrupt my ssh  
sessions. All is well without it.

Mike H.