[vpn-help] Problem connecting to Netgear SRX5308

Alexis La Goutte alexis.lagoutte at gmail.com
Mon Dec 13 14:04:30 CST 2010


Hi,

Which mode you use ? Xauth ? ModeConfig ?
Because there is a "known issue" with NETGEAR Router and ModeConfig without
XAUTH

http://lists.shrew.net/pipermail/vpn-help/2010-February/001962.html

Regards,




On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Shad L. Lords <slords at lordsfam.net> wrote:

> Problem:
>
> I'm trying to establish a IPSec VPN to a Netgear SRX5308 with the Shrew
> Soft VPN Client. I've got it configured correctly to do mode config and
> xauth. If I point the exact same configuration at my Netgear FVX538 or
> Netgear FVS336G (also setup the same as the SRX5308) it connects just fine.
> However on the SRX5308 I get a "invalid message from gateway" message on the
> VPN client.  I've tried using the 3.0.6-9.1 firmware as well as the beta
> 3.0.7-11.1 firmware.  They both behave the same way.
>
> VPN Client Version = 2.1.7 and 2.2.0-alpha10
> Windows OS Version = Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit)
> Gateway Make/Model = Netgear SRX5308 (broken)
> Gateway OS Version = 3.0.6-9.1 and 3.0.7-11.1 (beta)
>
> Gateway Make/Model = Netgear FVX538 and FVS336G (working)
> Gateway OS Version = 3.0.6-29
>
> In comparing the IKE decrypted packed dumps between the FVS336G and the
> SRX5308 they are the same up to the point of doing the mode config
> negotiation. The FVS336G does a ISAKMP_CFG_REQUEST (1) and receives a
> ISAKMP_CFG_REPLY (2) with all the data needed (ip, mask, dns, etc). The
> SRX5308 does the same ISAKMP_CFG_REQUEST (1) and receives a ISAKMP_CFG_SET
> (3) with the needed information (ip, mask, dns, etc). Because the packet is
> a SET instead of a REPLY the client doesn't recognize the packet as one it
> expects and fails to bring up the tunnel.
>
> I've got packet captures of both firewalls that I can send if necessary.
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