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    IOS mobile IPSec connectivity [screenshots]

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      Sparky
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      2 things to try, try enable or Force the NAT Traversal under the Advance Options. The other thing which I don't see in your screenshots, there's a tick box somewhere related to sending available routes to the client or something along those lines. Try untick that. With that ticked I was finding that after bringing up the VPN on my iPad, traffic was just being sent straight out of it's wifi interface and not down the tunnel.

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        bwoodruff
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        Hi Sparky,

        Thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately neither work.

        With NAT-T set to Force, the devices can no longer connect at all. With the sending available routes box checked, traffic routes around the VPN tunnel instead of through it (it goes out over 3G/WiFi).

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          spi
          last edited by

          Hi bwoodruff

          my own IOS VPN integration is almost exactly as yours and works from iPads…iphones. OSX os's and so on.
          Also work with Cisco VPN client on PC's

          ive added a diff screenshot in the P1 configuration. When not set as i have it now...IOS devices cant connect.

          see the attachment

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            bwoodruff
            last edited by

            Thanks for the suggestion. I made that change, but it had no effect. The clients still connect, but no traffic is passed.

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              jonallport
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              This is my (working) config - works with iOS 5.x, 6.0.x & 6.1 so far.

              Some redactions for obvious reasons!

              PS.  There is a DNS resolution bug in iOS 6.0.x, now resolved in 6.1 that may also have caused  problems: no DNS lookups for .local using VPN over cellular.

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                jonallport
                last edited by

                @spi:

                Also work with Cisco VPN client on PC's

                Which version?  I've NEVER got it to work!  Currently using 5.0.07.0410

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                • jimpJ
                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                  last edited by

                  The Cisco VPN client is one that is only likely to work once, and never again, until you restart racoon. Also by using the Cisco client to connect to a non-Cisco device, you're technically violating the terms of its license agreement.

                  Make sure that you have:
                  (Phase 1)
                  Policy Generation: Unique
                  Proposal Checking: Strict

                  System > Advanced, Miscellaneous tab.
                  Uncheck "Prefer Old IPsec SA"

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                    bwoodruff
                    last edited by

                    Unfortunately this doesn't work for me. If I set NAT-T to "Force," clients are unable to connect (at all).

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      make sure the client(s) are also set to use NAT-T, and make sure nothing is blocking UDP/4500 between the clients and the firewall

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                        bwoodruff
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                        @jimp:

                        make sure the client(s) are also set to use NAT-T, and make sure nothing is blocking UDP/4500 between the clients and the firewall

                        Clients are iOS 6 devices on 3G, so no in-depth settings there. Firewall is open:
                        https://www.evernote.com/shard/s12/sh/659a1b61-92b4-470e-8d3c-f6c40616ce51/24d11db24ce72f1e9383166dfdcdb1e4/deep/0/Screenshot%202/4/13%204:00%20PM.jpg

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