[Openswan Users] OpenSwan compatible with other ipsec software?

[Nick Howitt]

Openswan does not care who is left and who is right. It can work it out 
from the left/right parameters. This means you can often use the same 
configuration file at both ends of the tunnel.

Nick

On 2014-12-02 14:37, Denny Bortfeldt wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I've got a little question about openswan.
> 
> There are "left"- and "right"-settings you've to set in the
> openswan-configuration.
> 
> E.g.: left=4.3.2.1
> 
> leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/24
> 
> leftid=@a.example.com
> 
> leftrsasigkey=0sAQNe...
> 
> leftnexthop=%defaultroute
> 
> right=1.2.3.4
> 
> rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/24
> 
> rightid=@b.example.com
> 
> rightrsasigkey=7xoprFh...
> 
> rightnexthop=%defaultroute
> 
> auto=start
> 
> So now my question:
> 
> Let us assume our VPN-partner use racoon to establish an IPSec tunnel.
> Do the partner or we have to set special parameters? Who is the left
> one and who is the right one or is this not important?
> 
> Thank you very much in advance and sorry for the dump question but I
> couldn't find any useful stuff on google :-
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Denny
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