[Openswan Users] trouble using leftsourceip=

[Michael Richardson]

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>>>>> "David" == David Mattes <david.mattes at boeing.com> writes:
    David> I'm having no luck using the leftsourceip= parameter in
    David> ipsec.conf connection definition, while trying to connect to
    David> a Nortel CES VPN server.  I can see from the plutodebug that
    David> during the Quickmode exchange the ISAKMP Identification
    David> Payload is sending the leftsourceip address, but this payload
    David> is going out on the wire with my physical interface (eth0)
    David> address as the source address.  Shouldn't it appear to be
    David> coming from the leftsourceip address?  Thanks!  Here's my

  No.
  lefsourceip= sets the source IP for packets in the tunnel.

  The IKE packets MUST go out with your actual IP address. Otherwise,
how would you communicate on the network?

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