Network Router User Manual
Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Troubleshooting - VPN
Issue 5.3 (19 January 2009)
Nortel Networks Inc.
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Contents
About this document.......................................................................................................................1
1 L2TP troubleshooting................................................................................................................1-5
1.1 L2TP overview............................................................................................................................................1-5
1.1.1 Two typical L2TP tunnel modes........................................................................................................1-5
1.1.2 L2TP tunnel session setup.................................................................................................................1-5
1.2 VPDN troubleshooting on the L2TP ...........................................................................................................1-5
1.2.1 Networking environment...................................................................................................................1-5
1.2.2 Configuration notes...........................................................................................................................1-5
1.2.3 Diagnostic flowchart .........................................................................................................................1-5
1.2.4 Troubleshooting procedures ..............................................................................................................1-5
1.3 Troubleshooting L2TP access to the Layer 3 VPN......................................................................................1-5
1.3.1 Networking environment...................................................................................................................1-5
1.3.2 Configuration notes...........................................................................................................................1-5
1.3.3 Diagnostic flowchart .........................................................................................................................1-5
1.3.4 Troubleshooting procedure................................................................................................................1-5
1.4 Troubleshooting cases .................................................................................................................................1-5
1.4.1 The session disconnects as soon as it is set up ..................................................................................1-5
1.5 FAQs............................................................................................................................................................1-5
1.6 Diagnostic tools...........................................................................................................................................1-5
1.6.1 Display commands............................................................................................................................1-5
1.6.2 Debugging commands.......................................................................................................................1-5
2 GRE troubleshooting.................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 GRE overview.............................................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 Introduction to GRE..........................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.2 Related concepts of GRE ..................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.3 Applications of GRE .........................................................................................................................2-3
2.2 Troubleshooting GRE..................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.1 Typical networking............................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.2 Configuration notes...........................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.3 Troubleshooting flowchart ................................................................................................................2-7
2.2.4 Troubleshooting procedure................................................................................................................2-8










