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Article Id 354644
Description This article describes a workaround to access multicast servers using a VPN for remote users.
Scope FortiGate, VPN, IPsec, SSL VPN.
Solution

When trying to access a Multicast server via a dial-up IPsec VPN, the multicast client receives traffic from the multicast server, but the service does not run.

 

Topology:

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Related document:

Configuring multicast forwarding 

 

Debugging the flow, the following information can be found: 'No matching IPsec selector, drop'

 

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The curious point of this log is that all sources and destinations are allowed in the phase 2 selectors.

 

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When using a dial-up VPN with FortiClient, FortiClient will always use its IP address as the destination address in the phase 2 selector. Therefore, the return traffic from its IP to the multicast address via the dial-up VPN will be dropped because the destination address in the phase 2 selectors does not match:

 

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As a workaround, SSL VPN can be used and it will work properly:

 

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