Koch, Andre wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> i have problems to set up shorewall with multiple branches connected
> over vpn to one headquarter.
> each branch has two wan connections, one for citrix traffic and the
> other line for web, etc (the headquarter has as well two wan
> connections).
> so, i have set up two vpn tunnels for each branch to the headquarter.
> there we have two systems with strongswan/shorewall and another system
> with shorewall which routes / load balances vpn traffic.
> 
> Chart:
> 
> Branches                              Headquarter
> 
> +--+------vpn1b1------>vpn1hq                    +------+
> |B1|                                  <---WAN1---|vpn1hq|
> +--+------vpn2b1------>vpn2hq
> +------+<----->+--------+
>  
> |balancer|
>                                                                 |
> |
> +--+------vpn1b2------>vpn1hq
> +------+<----->+--------+
> |B2|                                  <---WAN2---|vpn2hq|
> +--+------vpn2b2------>vpn2hq                    +------+
> 
> ... 
>               
> +--+------vpn1bx------>vpn1hq
> |Bx|
> +--+------vpn2bx------>vpn2hq
> 
> So, i configured the two wan connections of the headquarter in the
> providers file.
> With lsm, the failover routing works on balancer, but only for the two
> wan connections.
> what about the branches? if a vpn tunnel breaks, the balancer dont
> recognize this.
> so, i decided to reconfigure the providers file and lsm with all vpn
> connections to the branches.
> but, if vpn2b1 breaks, shorewall routes ALL traffic over vpn1hq,
> although wan2 is still working...
> 
> The base configuration was the example MyNetwork:
> http://www.shorewall.net/MyNetwork.html
> 
> how can i detect, if a vpn tunnel to a branch breaks and reroute the
> traffic over vpn1hq or vpn2hq?
> the goal is, failover in worst case for branches / headquarter and in
> normal case load balancing / traffic shaping.

Don't make the VPNs providers but simply define them to LSM.

-Tom
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Shoreline,         \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like
Washington, USA     \ all of the passengers in his car
http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________

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