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nikolaj
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May 19, 2017
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changes in VPN phase II

  • May 19, 2017
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If I need to make a change in the VPN phase II, this change must be execute at the same time at both ends of the vpn tunnel otherwise the tunnel go down?

 

    Best answer by ede_pfau

    That depends.

     

    If, for example, you add another encryption/MAC pair to the existing one, traffic will continue to flow. If you change the key lifetime the shorter of both will be negotiated and traffic continues.

    Usually, you make the changes on the remote side, see the tunnel down or not, and make the changes on the local side. Or, to play safe, enable HTTPS or SSH access on the WAN port of the remote FGT temporarily.

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    ede_pfau
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    ede_pfauAnswer
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    May 19, 2017

    That depends.

     

    If, for example, you add another encryption/MAC pair to the existing one, traffic will continue to flow. If you change the key lifetime the shorter of both will be negotiated and traffic continues.

    Usually, you make the changes on the remote side, see the tunnel down or not, and make the changes on the local side. Or, to play safe, enable HTTPS or SSH access on the WAN port of the remote FGT temporarily.

    nikolaj
    nikolajAuthor
    New Member
    May 19, 2017

    In particular I need to add new subnets in the Remote section of Phase II VPN.

    Does this operation need to be accomplished at the same time at both ends of the tunnel?

     

    rwpatterson
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    May 19, 2017

    This should be independent of the operating subnets. No downtime should occur because your are not mucking with the already established tunnels.

     

    I just reread what you typed. What do you mean by "the remote section of the phase II VPNs"?