Hello all,

It seems that the action recommended by Alcatel was correct and that a
typo in my VPN configuration file caused the residual problem. So the
good news is that it seems that ipsec tunnels can be used with the
static IP address (and probably with the dynamic IP address) adsl
service from xtra.

Thanks to those who responded ...

Nigel

On Mon, 2002-08-19 at 22:38, Nigel Ball wrote:
    Good morning,
    
    This is driving me bazonkers!!
    
    My client has an xtra adsl account with a fixed ip address accessed via
    a Speed Touch Pro.
    
    As I understand it, the xtra network has to be accessed using PPPoA and
    this has been configured on the modem successfully.
    
    BUT I want to use a linux firewall which will have ipsec tunnels. The
    Alcatel help-desk told me to use the CLI to configure the STPro with a
    default NAT server which I did without really understanding what I was
    doing. As one would expect, it doesn't work! Whilst the two ends of the
    ipsec tunnel appear to find each other to negotiate a connection, they
    are confused as to their respective identities and the tunnel is not
    established.
    
    Can someone please provide me with clear instructions on how to connect
    with the required PPPoA whilst still retaining the ability to run ipsec
    tunnels through the connection?
    
    Many thanks,
    
    Nigel Ball
    Enesbe Sales Pty Ltd
    http://enesbe.com.au
    
    
    
    
    
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