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Re: Controll/ Check VPN Tunnel?



On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 10:01:02PM +0200, Stefan Drees wrote:

> i need to setup an VPN LAN to LAN connection between two Debian 3.0
> Server.  On server with static ip and one with dynamic ip. I think i
> have two options:
> 1) Create an continuous VPN tunnel or
> 2) Create an VPN tunnel only if needed.
> 
> Both options results in an problem for me. How can i automatic check
> the tunnel and if the check failed reestablish the tunnel (for example
> ISP disconnect).

Take a look at FreeS/WAN it will do everything you want.

> And for option 2: How how can i prevent that both sides establish the
> tunnel so that i have two of them. I think routing could make a
> problem :-).

See above.

> I have build already VPN tunnel using freeswan, so i?m running in
> these problems.

If you're running into these problems with FreeS/WAN you have something
misconfigured.  I have several FreeS/WAN connections with no problems.

-- 
Jamin W. Collins

Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo



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