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VPN tunnel between Security Gateways fails for no apparent reason, and kernel debug shows '...dropped by vpn_encrypt_chain Reason: no reason'
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Technical Level
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Solution ID |
sk44576 |
Technical Level |
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Product |
IPSec VPN, ClusterXL, Cluster - 3rd-party, Quantum Security Gateways |
Version |
R77.20 (EOL), R77.30 (EOL) |
Platform / Model |
All |
Date Created |
12-Apr-2010
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Last Modified |
05-Feb-2023
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Symptoms
- VPN tunnel between Security Gateways fails for no apparent reason.
- IKE debug (per sk180488) shows a failure on Phase 1 (Main Mode) - Packet 1 is sent to the VPN peer, and VPN peer sends a reply packet. IKE negotiation does not proceed.
- Kernel debug ('
fw ctl debug -m fw + drop
') shows that the reply packet from VPN peer is '...dropped by vpn_encrypt_chain Reason: no reason
'.
- Configuration in SmartDashboard has been verified for IKE Phase 1 and IKE Phase 2.
- Either Traditional VPN, or Simplified VPN mode is used.
- Issue occurs in cluster environment.
Cause
The VPND daemon fails to pass the packet to ClusterXL layer.
Solution
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