Dear,

m0n0wall is still in our testing environment. I use "ping 192.168.1.2 -t" to
keep the VPN alive. But it still disconnect in 5 hours. I also must shutdown
and restart m0n0wall in mobile client site.

Best Regards,
Andy Chan
ZipTex (H.K.) Limited
Tel.  :  2439 4218
Fax  :  2439 4316
Mobile : 9098 5906

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Weston" <fred dot weston at daytonawan dot com>
To: "Andy Chan" <andychan at ziptexhk dot com>
Cc: <m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] m0n0wall-to-m0n0wall IPsec VPN disconnect after
around 5 hours


> Andy Chan wrote:
>
> >Dear all,
> >
> >My m0n0wall-to-m0n0wall IPsec VPN is not stable enough. It always
disconnect in 5 hours. But the Internet connection is normal. both site can
connect to Internet.
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >Andy
> >
> >
> Check your SA lifetime. Increasing it should allow you to stay connected
> longer. You could also try using a ping utility on one side to ping the
> other side every X seconds to keep traffic moving. Sometimes VPN
> connections won't reestablish themselves until traffic needs to get to
> the other side.
>
>
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