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Connection to DMZ very slow

Hi, following problem: Fortigate 80C v4.0,build0291,100824 (MR2 Patch 2) We got two ISP´s. One SDSL with 10MBit and one with 2MBit. So I configured WAN1(10MBit) and WAN2(2Mbit) with failover setting. Two Default Routes with different priority. So far so good. Now I try to connect to the Mail Server in the DMZ over telnet and port 25. I get a connection, but it´s very slow. It take about 20 seconds after i get the helo message from the mail server(same from the internet or the local lan). And I can´t connect via SSH to the server even it´s allowed. I think the connection is to slow. And to one other Server in the DMZ i can connect with WinSCP. It need´s about 25 seconds, but I get a connection. But I can´t connect to this server with ssh. Here´s a screenshot from the internal to dmz FW Policy:
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ede_pfau
SuperUser
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Hi, - is DNS involved? Can you reach the server via it' s IP in time? - how are the reply times for ping? - how do you access the server - via a VIP? Definition of it?
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Netscape
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Hi, DNS is only involved when I try it from external. But it´s allways the same. The ping is ok. From external it´s about 50ms. From internal <1ms. From external I connect via DNS name and VIP(tried also only VIP). From internal LAN I use the LAN ip address. No difference between access from external or internal. Took always about 20 seconds after the first response from server.
HA
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Hello, Your mail server is probably trying to resolve your hostname using DNS. Do you have the same kind of problem using SSH (after you type the username, password prompt takes a while before it appears) ? If yes, it' s a DNS issue... Regards, Hedi
Netscape
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The problem is, I can´t connect using ssh. I get an connection timeout error. But I can connect to one server with WinSCP. But I can´t connect to this Server with SSH.
emnoc
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Are you 100% sure that SSH is up and running on the server that your trying to connect to? Jump on a server within the DMZ and either ssh into the other server or telnet x.x.x.x 22 if you don' t have a client and see if you get connected. Based on the above test(s), will help you diagnose the ssh issues. also add: you do have a packet sniffer built in, so you can always run a packet trace on the dmz interface e.g diag sniffer packet dmz ' port 22'

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I´m 100% sure that SSH is up and running. I´ve just replace the old firewall with the new. Nothing other is changed. But in cause of the error I had to change it back to our old firewall. I try it with the sniffer. But I can test it only at the weekend. So it need some to send the answer.
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