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    • A
      artifact
      last edited by

      Hello,

      When i set up new pfsense instalation, then IPsec worked fine. One day it does not start up this service and display this error.

      
Jan 2 16:50:43 	racoon: ERROR: /var/etc/racoon.conf:2: "500" parse error
Jan 2 16:50:43 	racoon: ERROR: fatal parse failure (1 errors)

      I opened /var/etc/racoon.conf who has no changed since it worked i guess.

      
listen {
	isakmp  [500];

}
path pre_shared_key "/var/etc/psk.txt";

path certificate  "/var/etc";

remote xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx {
	exchange_mode main;
	my_identifier address "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx";

	peers_identifier address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;
	initial_contact on;
	support_proxy on;
	proposal_check obey;

	proposal {
		encryption_algorithm 3des;
		hash_algorithm sha1;
		authentication_method pre_shared_key;
		dh_group 2;
		lifetime time 3600 secs;
	}
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

sainfo address 192.168.1.0/24 any address 192.168.0.0/24 any {
	encryption_algorithm 3des;
	authentication_algorithm hmac_sha1;
	compression_algorithm deflate;
	pfs_group 2;
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

remote xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx {
	exchange_mode main;
	my_identifier address "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx";

	peers_identifier address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;
	initial_contact on;
	support_proxy on;
	proposal_check obey;

	proposal {
		encryption_algorithm 3des;
		hash_algorithm sha1;
		authentication_method pre_shared_key;
		dh_group 2;
		lifetime time 3600 secs;
	}
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

sainfo address 192.168.1.0/24 any address 192.168.5.0/24 any {
	encryption_algorithm 3des;
	authentication_algorithm hmac_sha1;
	compression_algorithm deflate;
	pfs_group 2;
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

remote xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx {
	exchange_mode main;
	my_identifier address "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx";

	peers_identifier address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;
	initial_contact on;
	support_proxy on;
	proposal_check obey;

	proposal {
		encryption_algorithm 3des;
		hash_algorithm sha1;
		authentication_method pre_shared_key;
		dh_group 2;
		lifetime time 3600 secs;
	}
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

sainfo address 192.168.1.0/24 any address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/23 any {
	encryption_algorithm 3des;
	authentication_algorithm hmac_sha1;
	compression_algorithm deflate;
	pfs_group 2;
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

remote anonymous {
	exchange_mode main;
	my_identifier address "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx";

	initial_contact on;
	passive on;
	generate_policy on;
	support_proxy on;
	proposal_check obey;

	proposal {
		encryption_algorithm 3des;
		hash_algorithm sha1;
		authentication_method pre_shared_key;
		dh_group 2;
		lifetime time 3600 secs;
	}
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

sainfo anonymous {
	encryption_algorithm 3des;
	authentication_algorithm hmac_sha1;
	compression_algorithm deflate;
	pfs_group 2;
	lifetime time 3600 secs;
}

      How to solve this?

      I tried to comment out:

      
listen {
	#isakmp  [500];

}

      then it worked atleast phrase 1

      Help! :))

      Tnx!

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      • H
        hoba
        last edited by

        Are you already running one of the latest snapshots? Which version is this? (please include version and build date from status>system)

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          artifact
          last edited by

          Name  pfsense
          Version 1.0.1
          built on Sun Oct 29 01:07:16 UTC 2006
          Platform pfSense

          P.s I tried to backup settings, then reset factory defaults, then back. Result the same.

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            sullrich
            last edited by

            Have you set a failover ipsec option by chance?

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            • A
              artifact
              last edited by

              Yes i set once, but then i emptied this field and save. That is the problem? And how to solve that? It was empty before and now, but maybe something has left in configuration?

              :)

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                sullrich
                last edited by

                @artifact:

                Yes i set once, but then i emptied this field and save. That is the problem? And how to solve that? It was empty before and now, but maybe something has left in configuration?

                :)

                Double check that the field really is empty and not a space, etc.

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                  artifact
                  last edited by

                  I am shure that this field is empty. Could it be so, i pressed on empty Failover IP SAVE button, and by that moment ipsec sopped? It seems so.

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                    sullrich
                    last edited by

                    Try setting your WANIP in this box and see if it goes away.  It may be a problem of us clearing the item.  Also, try this from a shell and let me know what it says:

                    cat /cf/conf/config.xml | grep failoverip

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                      hoba
                      last edited by

                      In case the IP is not cleared download your config.xml from diagnostics>backup/restore, manually remove the item and upload it again. But first Do what Scott asked for please.

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                        artifact
                        last edited by

                        Ok,

                        Ill checked WAN ip, and there ir everything ok.

                        Interfaces: WAN
Type: Static
Static IP configuration: Correct
Other settings - empty
FTP Helper  Disable the userland FTP-Proxy application  [CHECKED]
Block private networks [CHECKED]

                        
Diagnostics: Ping

Host  : www.yahoo.com
Interface  WAN
Count 3

Ping output:

PING www.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net (209.73.186.238) from 159.148.175.210: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 209.73.186.238: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=176.817 ms
64 bytes from 209.73.186.238: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=176.690 ms
64 bytes from 209.73.186.238: icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=176.749 ms

--- www.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 176.690/176.752/176.817/0.052 ms

                        cat /cf/conf/config.xml | grep failoverip returned nothing.

                        /cf/conf/config.xml - only here found some failover string and no more in this file.

                         <dhcpd><lan><enable>yes</enable>
			 <range><from>192.168.1.101</from>
				<to>192.168.1.199</to></range> 
			 <defaultleasetime><maxleasetime><netmask>[b]<failover_peerip>[/b]
			 <gateway><dnsserver>192.168.1.200</dnsserver></gateway></failover_peerip></netmask></maxleasetime></defaultleasetime></lan></dhcpd>
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                          sullrich
                          last edited by

                          What version is this again?  That all looks fine to me.

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                            artifact
                            last edited by

                            Version 1.0.1
                            built on Sun Oct 29 01:07:16 UTC 2006

                            Tnx ;)

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                              artifact
                              last edited by

                              Also if i try to launch racoon from shell

                              racoon -f /var/etc/racoon.conf

                              racoon: failed to parse configuration file.

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                                artifact
                                last edited by

                                I reseted my two month old settings from backup and there now is error like this, whats wrong??

                                
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: WARNING: setsockopt(UDP_ENCAP_ESPINUDP_NON_IKE): Invalid argument
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: 192.168.1.1[500] used as isakmp port (fd=19)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: fe80::230:4fff:fe25:33b0%rl0[500] used as isakmp port (fd=18)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: WARNING: setsockopt(UDP_ENCAP_ESPINUDP_NON_IKE): Invalid argument
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx[500] used as isakmp port (fd=17)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: fe80::201:29ff:fe93:1125%vr0[500] used as isakmp port (fd=16)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: WARNING: setsockopt(UDP_ENCAP_ESPINUDP_NON_IKE): Invalid argument
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: 127.0.0.1[500] used as isakmp port (fd=15)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: ::1[500] used as isakmp port (fd=14)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: fe80::1%lo0[500] used as isakmp port (fd=13)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: @(#)This product linked OpenSSL 0.9.7e-p1 25 Oct 2004 (http://www.openssl.org/)
Jan 3 11:08:10 	racoon: INFO: @(#)ipsec-tools 0.6.6 (http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net)
Jan 3 11:08:09 	racoon: INFO: racoon shutdown
Jan 3 11:08:08 	racoon: INFO: caught signal 15
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                                • jahonixJ
                                  jahonix
                                  last edited by

                                  Same over here. I am to dumb to get IPsec to work…  :-[

                                  I got some Firewall block messages from TCP Port 500 in the logs.
                                  My static site is really knocked down on ports - do I have to open up something special here?

                                  Needless to say, the tunnel is not coming up and I cannot ping a host on the other side.
                                  Both pfSenses are 1.0.1 Snapshot 2006-DEC-23 with PPPoE ADSL.
                                  Office has a static IP, home a dynamic one. NO SAD or SPD entries on static side and only SPD on dynamic end where I also get this:

                                  Diagnostics: System logs: IPSEC VPN
                                  Jan 4 10:48:10 racoon: ERROR: fatal parse failure (1 errors)
                                  Jan 4 10:48:10 racoon: ERROR: /var/etc/racoon.conf:2: "500" parse error
                                  Jan 4 10:48:10 racoon: INFO: @(#)This product linked OpenSSL 0.9.7e-p1 25 Oct 2004 (http://www.openssl.org/)
                                  Jan 4 10:48:10 racoon: INFO: @(#)ipsec-tools 0.6.6 (http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net)

                                  Does the  "500" parse error  relate to a port issue??

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                                    artifact
                                    last edited by

                                    Ill try to reinstall pfsense. Maybe that helps.

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                                    • jahonixJ
                                      jahonix
                                      last edited by

                                      Any news here?

                                      I still get the parse error and have no idea where to look.
                                      Installation is vanilla 1.0.1 with current snapshot, 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT-12-28-2006, built on Thu Jan 4 13:07:12 EST 2007
                                      I added squid, (freeradius…), NTP, nmap (...) and mc.

                                      IPsec install was from Hoba's tutorial.
                                      What firewall ruleset do you recommend for IPsec use? UDP 500 and EAP on WAN or gateway's LAN address?
                                      That's not covered by the tutorial AFAIK.

                                      Greatly appreciate your help!

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                                        artifact
                                        last edited by

                                        I reinstalled all system and now its works. I think that's a bug.

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