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Date:      Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:07:10 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: natd firewall settings for vpn
Message-ID:  <20040618090710.068013f3.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040618051102.GA692@freeze.org>
References:  <20040618051102.GA692@freeze.org>

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Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote:
> I am trying to configure my firewall to allow packets through
> for a VPN connection. I am running FBSD 5.2 as my router and am trying
> to connect my laptop from behind the router to our work computer.
> 
> The laptop is running OSX 10.3.4 with a Nortel Networks client
> made by Apani.
> 
> The VPN connection works when the laptop is connected directly
> to my DSL modem or when behind the gateway when I set the 
> firewall type to 'open'.
> 
> Support at Apani says that I need to open port 500 and 
> allow protocols 50 and 51 (whatever that means).
> 
> I found the firewall settings below from the archive and have
> implemented them before the divert statement (after also)
> but with no luck.
>  
>  # Allow IPSec clients to run behind firewall
>  # --- ISAKMP - allow key exchange over UDP 500
>  ${fwcmd} add pass udp from ${inet}:${imask} to any 500 in recv ${iif}
>  ${fwcmd} add pass udp from ${oip} to any 500 out xmit ${oif}
>  ${fwcmd} add pass udp from any 500 to ${inet}:${imask} in recv ${oif}
>  ${fwcmd} add pass udp from any 500 to ${inet}:${imask} out xmit ${iif}
>  # --- ESP - allow protocol 50 (ESP) for everyone ;-)
>  ${fwcmd} add pass esp from any to any
>  
> Does anyone have a firewall with a working nortel client behind it.
> I would greatly appreciate any help.

Try adding a rule "add pass ah from any to any" ... that's protocol 51.

(not really an expert or anything, but just happened to notice that missing)

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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