[Openswan Users] Re: help for multihome route

[Paul Wouters]

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Bob Benstro wrote:

>>>> ipsec_setup: Stopping Openswan IPsec...
>>>> ipsec_setup: Starting Openswan IPsec U2.2.0/K2.6.11.12...
>>>> ipsec_setup: no default route, %defaultroute cannot cope!!!
>>>>
>>>> System is 2.6.11.12.  Is there way to get ipsec to work with no
>>>> default route?  If I fake default route does ipsec working with above
>>>> patch?
>>
>> You can use openswan without a defaultroute. It just means you cannot
>> use left= or right=%defaultroute. you will need to specify the IP
>> specifically. You might also need to add interfaces="ipsec0=eth0" just
>> so it will not use the implicit default of "%defaultroute".
>
> Thank for reply.
>
> I using 2.6 so no ipsec device.  Problem I say below is causing

I realise that. The line is just to prevent openswan from trying to
use an implicit "%defaultroute value for the interfaces, which will
cause your failure if there is no defaultroute.

> problem for interface line.  I have not know device for adsl, can be
> ppp0 ppp1 ppp8, any ppp.  This because l2tpd assign anywhere ppp and
> can take away ppp0 - ppp3 I using for ADSL modem.  All need to happen
> is for one adsl go down, then sometime ipsec->l2tp happen, now ADSL is
> ppp12.
>
> Above make interface no working, I not know which interface= to using.

I believe Jacco had an answer for the moving ppp+ devices when L2TP is
used. I have CC:ed him on this message.


Paul