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When I try to connect from a remote computer that is not in the local network via ssh I get into trouble...

When I try to execute a TUI application it hangs and I cant do anything... I type ./menu and then nothing happens. However this program runs with no problem when connecting with ssh with a local IP (another computer in the local network).

But this 100% same program is installed also on another computer. When connecting via ssh to the other computer with a remote IP I get no problem!

SOLUTION
I increased the MTU value of my router

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  • What is TUI? Terminal User Interface? Is that the same as CLI (Command Line Interface)?
    – tshepang
    Jan 18, 2011 at 12:03
  • text user interface.. the old kind of programs
    – GorillaApe
    Jan 18, 2011 at 12:35

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Seems like broken PMTUD. Check MTU an all involved computers and use ping -D to determine which maximum packet size can be transmitted over path to remote host.

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  • the computer that works with no problem has blocked ICMP so ping doesnt work! THe other computer that has ping enabled has the problems... ping -D sends 64 byte.. i should try changing this ?
    – GorillaApe
    Jan 18, 2011 at 12:38
  • First ensure that just ping works. Then start trying ping -D with increasing packet size. Stop at the moment where answers do not come back to you, add 28 (IP+ICMP header size) to last working value to calculate actual path MTU.
    – gelraen
    Jan 18, 2011 at 12:44
  • -D adds timestamp... i am trying to increase packet size with -s but i dont get anything different... only the first time it says about fragmentation...
    – GorillaApe
    Jan 18, 2011 at 12:52

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