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      auroramus
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      Hi Guys

      is the attached screenshot the reason why my IPSEC VPN requires to be disconnected and reconnected through out the day for connection to be available as i keep having to do this to reconnect the two peers.

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        From that screenshot it appears you have disabled both rekey and reauthentication. So when the P1 expires (at most every 8 hours, likely about 1/2 to 2/3 that time) it can't renegotiate a new P1.

        The exact method to solve this depends on the tunnel configuration and what the other side supports. Generally speaking, however, you should have a positive value in either rekey or reauth time.

        See the recommendations for values here for a good guide:
        https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/ipsec-duplicate-sa.html

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