Re: [Openvpn-users] Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet ID (may be a replay)

[Jon B. <jon...@la...>]

Den 21. jul 2004, kl. 21:59, skrev James Yonan:

> On Wednesday 21 July 2004 08:20, Jon Bendtsen wrote:
>> one of my windows xp users reports that he gets alot of
>>
>> Wed Jul 21 15:11:54 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1461 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>> Wed Jul 21 15:12:20 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1479 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>> Wed Jul 21 15:12:29 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1480 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>> Wed Jul 21 15:12:34 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1481 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>> Wed Jul 21 15:12:36 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1481 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>> Wed Jul 21 15:12:38 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1481 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>> Wed Jul 21 15:12:44 2004 Authenticate/Decrypt packet error: bad packet
>> ID (may b
>> e a replay): [ #1482 ] -- see the man page entry for --no-replay and
>> --replay-wi
>> ndow for more info
>>
>> he's connected through wifi to a internet and through that to the
>> server, which is wired.
>> It was something it just suddently started at, and it keeps doing it.
>
> It means that either duplicate packets are being received or packets 
> are
> arriving extremely out-of-order.
>
> It's more likely the former because in the output above, I see 3 
> messages
> concerning #1481.  It's not uncommon to see duplication of packets on
> wireless links.
>
> If the link is working fine otherwise, I would just ignore the errors 
> or mute
> them using --verb or --mute.

okay, thanks. It is already --verb 1 though



JonB