[Openswan Users] OpenWrt, inet: Unknown host

[Paul Wouters]

On Thu, 22 Mar 2007, Marcus Carlson wrote:

> I've been having some trouble with ipsec on one of my openwrt. I've got
> an identical setup that is working flawless, but this one I just can't
> get to work.
>
> I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I hope someone could
> point me in the right direction.
>
> The setup:
> OpenWrt Whiterussian with openswan 2.4.6 (installed with ipkg).
> ipsec.conf:
> conn mytunnel

>          right=ip.of.ri.ght
>          left=%defaultroute

> ipsec_setup: ifconfig: inet: Unknown host

that I've never seen before.

> 022 "mytunnel": We cannot identify ourselves with either end of this
> connection.

Did you add interfaces="ipsec0=ppp0" ?
I did not see a ppp device on your ifconfig line. Is your pptp/ppoe connection
up? Perhaps you need a different interfaces= lines?

Paul
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