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    IPv6_IPSEC + IPv4_with_IPv6phase2tunnels_IPSec status and does it work ?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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      mrzaz
      last edited by

      Hello jimp,

      Thanks for the reply…

      If this is the case, then why is it possible to select IPv6 in phase2 when phase1 is defined as IPv4 ?
      It could be good to include some logic to prevent this before 2.1 final.

      In Phase1 you define "Internet Protocol" to either IPv4 or IPv6 and then define IPv4 or IPv6 endpoint IPs.
      In Phase2 you define "Tunnel IPv4" or "Tunnel IPv6" (or Transport, but I leave that one out for now).
      If it doesn't work to do "Tunnel IPv6" in an Phase1 IPv4 bearer (or vice versa) it should  be removed
      from the selectable dropdown-list.

      Am I wrong or do you agree to my statement or do you have
      any other issues to why it could/should not be included ?

      Best regards
      Dan Lundqvist
      Sockholm Sweden.

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        We just haven't gotten around to fixing the input validation. It is a beta after all.

        Also, I don't think it's been fixed upstream, but there is a new version of ipsec-tools we haven't upgraded to yet because it requires a newer version of OpenSSL. So it would be best to wait until after that happens to remove the options, in case it does work then.

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          mrzaz
          last edited by

          I fully understand that it is beta and work in progress.
          That's why I wrote "before 2.1 Final".

          Could you at least log it on the to do list?

          /Dan

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            I could swear there was already a ticket for that, but I don't see it now. If I don't find one later I'll add one.

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              mrzaz
              last edited by

              Hi Jimp,
              Checked the latest 2.1-BETA1 (i386) built on Wed Jan 30 04:20:11 EST 2013 release and the problem
              with Dashboard and IpSec Overview status of IPv6 tunnels that shows as down
              even if they in the SAD is working fine and possible to do traffic over the interface
              is still not corrected.

              It shows as an X (error) in Overview and in Dashboard it shows as down (tunnel = down)
              but as said, the traffic is working.

              Any idea to when it will be up for bug-bashing ?

              //Dan Lundqvist

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                eri--
                last edited by

                Have you tried under system tunables to change the prefer.old_ipsec_sa set it to 1 from 0.
                That might help stability.

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                  mrzaz
                  last edited by

                  As said, it is only IPv6 that has this problem and I could also see a bug in
                  the URL for trying to to jumpstart that remote  is IPv6 address but source
                  is IPv4 so it feels there is some underlying bug here.

                  Anyone else doing IPv6 tunnels that could confirm
                  this problem.  I will include screenshots soon.
                  Danne

                  See screenshots and also if I point the mouse at the jumpstart button it gives the following URL:
                  http://192.168.xxx.xxx/diag_ipsec.php?act=connect&remoteid=2001:470:28:xxx::&source=192.168.xxx.xxx

                  Shouldn't this be something like:
                  http://192.168.xxx.xxx/diag_ipsec.php?act=connect&remoteid=2001:470:28:xxx::&source=2001:470:28:yyy::

                  //Danne

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                    mrzaz
                    last edited by

                    @ermal:

                    Have you tried under system tunables to change the prefer.old_ipsec_sa set it to 1 from 0.
                    That might help stability.

                    No, but I have the "System: Advanced: Miscellaneous"
                    "IP Security -> Security Associations"
                    Prefer older IPsec SAs = TRUE (ticked)

                    //Dan

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Show the output of:

                      setkey -D
                      setkey -DP

                      And /var/etc/racoon.conf

                      I think someone else recently saw this and it turned out to be from the way that we wrote out or compressed/decompressed the IPv6 IP when comparing them. They didn't match exactly because of how it was written on one side or the other.

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                        mrzaz
                        last edited by

                        @jimp:

                        Show the output of:

                        setkey -D
                        setkey -DP

                        And /var/etc/racoon.conf

                        I think someone else recently saw this and it turned out to be from the way that we wrote out or compressed/decompressed the IPv6 IP when comparing them. They didn't match exactly because of how it was written on one side or the other.

                        jimp:  Could you mail me off-list where to send the printouts as I don't want to publish that data in the forum.

                        //Dan Lundqvist

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                        • jimpJ
                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                          last edited by

                          You can just send it via PM here on the forum.

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                          • jimpJ
                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                            last edited by

                            I sent a PM asking for more info.

                            The indicator works for me on current snapshots in the widget and the status page, when I send some traffic the tunnel goes up and I see it turn green on the widget and the status page.

                            The connect button is definitely broken, I opened a ticket for that.

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                              mrzaz
                              last edited by

                              As you could see in the screenshots it's not just the overview page that shows down/error.
                              Also the Widget shows the IPSec on the opt1 interface as red=down.

                              So it seems like something is broken and as you said, it could be rare cases with special
                              structure in IPv6 address that is causing it.  However, the IP assigned to me is real and
                              official so it is nothing wrong with the addresses.  They are assigned by Tunnelbroker.net.

                              The mystery thickens… :-)

                              I have sent you a reply via PM.

                              //Danne

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                              • jimpJ
                                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                last edited by

                                A commit just went in to fix the connect button for IPv6, so that should work on snaps from later today/tomorrow on.

                                Still not sure why your tunnel doesn't show as 'up' though. And you say it is actually passing traffic? (You can ping back and forth inside the tunnel)

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                                  mrzaz
                                  last edited by

                                  Jepp,  tunnel is working ok and i could see that the bytes is increasing on the SAD screen.

                                  Have tried to ping devices on both ends through the ipsec through the tunnel.

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                                    mrzaz
                                    last edited by

                                    @jimp:

                                    A commit just went in to fix the connect button for IPv6, so that should work on snaps from later today/tomorrow on.

                                    Still not sure why your tunnel doesn't show as 'up' though. And you say it is actually passing traffic? (You can ping back and forth inside the tunnel)

                                    jimp: Please check my latest PM with the test I did.

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                                    • jimpJ
                                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                      last edited by

                                      I figured it out, it's the local phase 2 being set to "lan" that does it. The status code made an incorrect assumption about what data it had access to, fix will come later today when I get time.

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                                        mrzaz
                                        last edited by

                                        @jimp:

                                        I figured it out, it's the local phase 2 being set to "lan" that does it. The status code made an incorrect assumption about what data it had access to, fix will come later today when I get time.

                                        Good.

                                        It should  be able to handle this as:
                                        Address
                                        Network
                                        WAN subnet
                                        LAN subnet
                                        <optx_interface_named_to_whatever>subnet
                                        None

                                        And also possible the NAT/BINAT entries…

                                        //Danne</optx_interface_named_to_whatever>

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                                        • jimpJ
                                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          Yeah the other parts worked just not the interface macros.
                                          Just checked in a fix, should be in snaps late today/tomorrow.

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                                            mrzaz
                                            last edited by

                                            I will test it and get back with results.

                                            Checked you checkins in the github activity page.  :-)

                                            Thanks for the fixing…

                                            //Danne

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