topic Windows live messenger disconnects constantly in virtual wire mode, even with the policies rules any to any allow in General Topics https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/general-topics/windows-live-messenger-disconnects-constantly-in-virtual-wire/m-p/35389#M25988 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is very strange, a have several PAN appliances in Firewall mode, and they working well, but in a couple of branches i have another PAN in virtual wire mode, and&nbsp; when inmediatly connects the appliance the windows live messenger disconnects and re connects constantly, the policies are made for just monitoring the traffic , so the policies are in both directions (trust-untrust, untrust-trust) with any and allow. Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:47:09 GMT fibare 2012-06-28T16:47:09Z Windows live messenger disconnects constantly in virtual wire mode, even with the policies rules any to any allow https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/general-topics/windows-live-messenger-disconnects-constantly-in-virtual-wire/m-p/35389#M25988 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is very strange, a have several PAN appliances in Firewall mode, and they working well, but in a couple of branches i have another PAN in virtual wire mode, and&nbsp; when inmediatly connects the appliance the windows live messenger disconnects and re connects constantly, the policies are made for just monitoring the traffic , so the policies are in both directions (trust-untrust, untrust-trust) with any and allow. Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:47:09 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/general-topics/windows-live-messenger-disconnects-constantly-in-virtual-wire/m-p/35389#M25988 fibare 2012-06-28T16:47:09Z Re: Windows live messenger disconnects constantly in virtual wire mode, even with the policies rules any to any allow https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/general-topics/windows-live-messenger-disconnects-constantly-in-virtual-wire/m-p/35390#M25989 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If possible (since you already run any any allow) try this for debugging:</P><P></P><P>Rule1) any, any ..., any, allow, log on session start + log on session end.</P><P>Rule2) any, any ..., any, deny, log on session start + log on session end. (this rule should never be hit due to how the above rule is constructed).</P><P></P><P>and then look in traffic log (search on srcip) to see whats actually going on.</P><P></P><P>My guess is perhaps faulty cabling or faulty interface - like mismatch of speed and/or duplex which ends up with dropped packets and somehow msn doesnt like this.</P><P></P><P>Do you have ssl-termination running?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:49:13 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/general-topics/windows-live-messenger-disconnects-constantly-in-virtual-wire/m-p/35390#M25989 mikand 2012-06-28T18:49:13Z