[Openswan Users] Leaving tunnels open (or down them after use)

[Paul Wouters]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:

> I have a tunnel between my work machine and home.
> The tunnel sits between two servers that are
> constantly on and constantly connected to the internet.
>
> Is there any advantage of changind the state of
> the tunnel when not in use (i.e. I am at work)?
>
> Or is it better to "down" the tunnel?

It costs no resources to leave it open. If you're comfortable with it,
just leave it open.

Paul