Windows guest no TCP network connectivity when running on hypervisor with 6.7 series kernel and Intel ixgbe based NIC
Issue
- When a Windows VM is running on a RHEL hypervisor (RHEV or plain KVM) using kernel 2.6.32-573.el6 or above and an Intel ixgbe-based NIC, TCP sessions to and from the Windows VM time out.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
- Windows VM
- ixgbe module
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