Technical Tip: Configuring and troubleshooting an ...

amalsky · 12-24-2025

Description This article describes how to configure, diagnose, and troubleshoot an IKEv2 site-to-site IPsec VPN between a Cisco router and a FortiGate firewall using a route-based (VTI) design.It also documents the whole troubleshooting process with ...

amalsky · 11-28-2025

Description This article describes how to configure TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO) for BGP peering between FortiGate firewalls and third-party vendors (Cisco or Juniper routers, for example).It also provides comprehensive troubleshooting guidance...

amalsky · 11-28-2025

Description This article describes how to automatically deploy a FortiGate HA cluster (Active-Passive) in GCP using an interactive PowerShell script that integrates Terraform and gcloud CLI. Scope FortiGate. Solution The automation performs a complet...

amalsky · 08-28-2025

Description This article describes how to configure 'bidirectional DNS synchronisation' between a FortiGate and a BIND server (running on OPNsense) over a VXLAN tunnel transported inside an IPsec VPN. Scope FortiGate v7.0, v7.2, v7.4, v7.6. Solution ...

amalsky · 06-25-2025

Description This article describes how to configure a remote user IPsec VPN using IKEv2 with StrongSwan on a Linux system (Ubuntu 24.04). It also outlines the necessary steps to troubleshoot standard connectivity and traffic flow issues that may aris...

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