On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 02:31:38 Simon wrote: > Hi there! > I'm getting this issue where even very small transfers through ssh > will cause this error message: Corrupted MAC on input. I've done my > homework and found out this is not necessarily related to the network > hardware as TCP would retransmit such corrupted packets, moreover the > error message is clearly related to ssh as googling proves this. > > A quick troubleshooting i've done was to setup apache and simply > wget a very large file over plain HTTP. Transfer worked, i did it a > second time and diff'ed the two downloads, they were the same. I then > did the same test over HTTPS and got an error > (SSL3_GET_RECORD:decryption failed or bad record mac). This clarified > the problem is much more related to SSL than anything else. > > A quick glance at `emerge -vp openssl` showed an issue: it had been > compiled with sse2 support while this computer's cpu didnt support > that. Changed use flags and recompiled, restarted ssh and apache. > They both continued giving the same error. I finally rebooted the > machine, in case, but same issue still... The only use flag for > openssl now is zlib.
What did you recompile? There may still be a library using the "sse2" flag. Have you tried using the "--newuse" or "--reinstall changed-use" emerge flags? -- Reverend Paul Colquhoun, ULC. http://andor.dropbear.id.au/~paulcol Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. Then, when you do, you'll be a mile away, and you'll have their shoes.
