microsoft / microsoft/ethr

Win10 to Win10 on local LAN always immediately finishes despite duration

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Description

Running "ethr -c 172.16.2.99" for example, to connect between Win10 PCs on local LAN always yields "Ethr done, connection terminated" as soon as I run it. Works perfectly fine when connected to between server/client on the same PC (-s and -c on localhost). But using the network doesn't work. Windows Firewall is set to allow, the server process logs a connection for a split second. Client never really stays connected, even with -d set to a longer time (not that the default 10 seconds works either) Tested LAN and WLAN. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

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Reproduce the issue with ethr -c 172.16.2.99 and a longer -d value, comparing it with the working localhost server/client setup. Trace the client and server connection lifecycle for the LAN case; done means a Windows-to-Windows connection remains active for the requested duration.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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