Re: Connecting branch with VPN

On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 03:45:10PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a VPN server (pptpd) and I'd like to connect a branch with it. It
> connects and everything goes fine.
>
> The problem is: the network in the branch is different from the central
> site, which implies me that everytime it connects, I must type the route
> to the branch. This happens because the gateway is only available only
> when the VPN is connected, and when the it goes down the route goes as well.
>
> So, the problem is :
> * I must insert a route that is permanent even when the interface of the
> gateway is down
> OR
> * I must execute a command when a new client connects on pptpd.
>

Are you connecting a branch's entire network or are some clients needing on demand connections to the VPN? If the former, just use IPsec and have the VPN gateway route traffic. If the latter, then just use IPsec+L2TP.

Regards,

-Roberto

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