Topic: Howto Open UDP 500 for VPN access

[Tim Jabaut]

I would like to know Howto Open UDP 500 for VPN access. I am using a SonicWall VPN client to connect to a clients office. I am not able to get a connection up and running. If I bypass the e-Smith box (SME v5) then I can connect no problem.

Any ideas???

I am not using IKE on this connection, but rather a manual key, so I am not even sure if it is UDP 500 that is the problem (It shouldn't be without IKE).

Is there an issue with IPSEC pass-thru???

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, as I would like to avoid havingto travel 3 hours to this client, on a regular basis.

[Buddy Edwards]

You will have to manually open the port, there are other posts in this forum that explain how to do it.  I would however like to know why you are using the e-smith box as a router instead of the SonicWall?

[Tim Jabaut]

I have the SonicWalls at my office. I am using the SOnicWall Client software from home behind my e-Smith box.

[Dan G.]

Unfortunately, the instructions in previous discussions did not work for my SME 5 server.  I still can't get FW-1 SecureRemote to communicate thru the e-smith box.  Anyone have any other suggestions?

[Sean D.]

I am also using a Checkpoint Client and have had success using 4.1.2 and the contrib package with Freeswan.  I tried V5 and had no luck.  I've decided to stick with 4.1.2 until I see other people having success.

[Ritchie Logan]

Solution posted for V5:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=12107.msg45462#msg45462