
Such as Main or Aggressive mode, DH Group (for the IKE phase) and PFS (for IPsec phase).Įrror message-2: Incorrect pre-shared key (PSK)Įxplanation: A problem with the pre-shared key on either side causes the tunnel negotiation to fail. There are also some settings on the IPsec tunnel’s IKE tab that can be involved in a no-proposal chosen issue. The defined network size is also important to have exactly the same size on both sides, as will be mentioned in Problem symptom-1. Remember that multiple networks will generate multiple IPsec SA’s, one SA per network (or host if you use that option). The Local network(s) on your side needs to be Remote Network on the other side and vice versa. Whats “extra” in the Ipsec phase is that the networks are negotiated here, so even if the Ipsec proposal list seem to match the problem may be with mismatching networks. You can use the same method described above of using an ikesnoops from when the remote side initates and compare it against your own proposal list. Double check that the IKE proposal list matches that of the remote side.
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Update : Some of the above messages and behavior may be different in version 11.xx and up, but the general principles of the problems and explanations are still valid.Įrror message-1: Could not find acceptable proposal / no proposal chosenĮxplanation: This is the most common error message. Problem symptom-3: Tunnel can be established with ping but no data can get through the tunnel Problem symptom-2: Tunnel is unable to establish, Ikesnoop reports CFG mode XAuth problem. Problem symptom-1: The tunnel can only be initiated from one side / working tunnel all of a sudden stopped working. Error message-1: could not find acceptable proposal / no proposal chosenĮrror message-2: Incorrect pre-shared keyĮrror message-3: Ike_invalid_payload, Ike_invalid_cookie.It is also when using this command you will in most cases see the various error messages that can appear depending on the problem with the tunnel. When troubleshooting IPsec tunnels there is primarily a console command called “ikesnoop” (with verbose mode) that you will use in order to see the negotiations between the initiator and terminator. These messages can be pretty cryptic, this guide is meant to help understanding the most common error messages and how you can troubleshoot them. I have tried this on a rackspace cloud server and a vm on virtualbox, using the 32bit and 64bit versions - same result.There are a lot of different error messages you can get when trying to set up or troubleshoot an IPsec tunnel. It does this whether I use my config or the default one installed with the package. Racoon crashes shortly after you start it. Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: DEBUG: pfkey X_SPDDUMP failed: No such file or directory Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: DEBUG: got pfkey X_SPDDUMP message Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: DEBUG: pk_recv: retry recv() Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: INFO: x.x.x.x used as isakmp port (fd=7) Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: INFO: x.x.x.x used as isakmp port (fd=6) Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: INFO: x.x.x.x used for NAT-T

Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: DEBUG: open /var/run/racoon/racoon.sock as racoon management. Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: INFO: Resize address pool from 0 to 100

If you set logging in racoon to debug, you see the following in the syslog: Nov 21 00:42:02 vpnhub2 racoon: DEBUG: getsainfo params: loc='ANONYMOUS' rmt='ANONYMOUS' peer='NULL' client='NULL' id=1
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If I take the exact same steps, but also install the racoon package in precise (it's separated from ipsec-tools in precise) and use an identical config, the racoon daemon won't even start. To set it up, I just did an apt-get on the ipsectools package and configured the nf file. I have a working racoon ipsec vpn setup on an ubuntu lucid server.
