TCP retransmissions over loopback when nf_conntrack is used

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • we're seeing very strange behaviour with an FTP client connecting locally over loopback - the connection times out waiting for a TCP ACK.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10

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