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Cannot Contact the MIP
When trying to add a VPN Gateway to a cluster by selecting join in the
Setup menu, you may receive an error message stating that the system is
unable to contact the Management IP address (MIP).
This could be the case if you are trying to join a VPN Gateway to a cluster
and there are existing entries in the Access list. Typically, the Access list
contains valid IP addresses for Telnet or SSH management. If the Access
list contains entries, you have to add the Interface 1 IP addresses of both
VPN Gateways and the Management IP address (MIP) to the Access list
before joining the VPN Gateway.
If the Access list is empty, communication should be working fine.
Check the Access List
On the master VPN Gateway, check if there are entries in the Access list.
Type the command
/cfg/sys/accesslist/list to view the current
Access list.
>> # /cfg/sys/accesslist/list
1: 192.168.128.78, 255.255.255.0
Add Interface 1 IP Addresses and MIP to Access List
Use the /cfg/sys/cluster/cur command to view the Host Interface 1
IP address for the existing VPN Gateway. Then add this IP address, the
intranet IP address you had in mind for the new VPN Gateway and the
Management IP address (MIP) to the Access list.
To add the IP addresses to the Access list, type the command
/cfg/sys/accesslist/add .
>> # /cfg/sys/accesslist/add
Enter network address:
Enter netmask:
Try adding the VPN Gateway to the cluster using the join command in
the Setup menu.
If a software version earlier than 2.0.11.16 is running in the cluster, and
software version 3.1 or later is installed on the VPN Gateway you want
to join, perform the steps described in
“Reinstalling the Software” (page
70) . If there is still a difference in software version after this, you need to
adjust the software version on the VPN Gateway you want to add as well.
Nortel VPN Gateway
User Guide
NN46120-104 02.01 Standard
14 April 2008
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