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Chapter 14 VPN Screens
Figure 104 NAT Router Between IPSec Routers
Normally you cannot set up a VPN connection with a NAT router between the two IPSec
routers because the NAT router changes the header of the IPSec packet. In the previous figure,
IPSec router A sends an IPSec packet in an attempt to initiate a VPN. The NAT router changes
the IPSec packet’s header so it does not match the header for which IPSec router B is
checking. Therefore, IPSec router B does not respond and the VPN connection cannot be built.
NAT traversal solves the problem by adding a UDP port 500 header to the IPSec packet. The
NAT router forwards the IPSec packet with the UDP port 500 header unchanged. IPSec router
B checks the UDP port 500 header and responds. IPSec routers A and B build a VPN
connection.
14.6.1 NAT Traversal Configuration
For NAT traversal to work you must:
• Use ESP security protocol (in either transport or tunnel mode).
• Use IKE keying mode.
• Enable NAT traversal on both IPSec endpoints.
In order for IPSec router A (see
) to receive an initiating IPSec packet
from IPSec router B, set the NAT router to forward UDP port 500 to IPSec router A.
14.7 ID Type and Content
With aggressive negotiation mode (see
), the ZyWALL identifies
incoming SAs by ID type and content since this identifying information is not encrypted. This
enables the ZyWALL to distinguish between multiple rules for SAs that connect from remote
IPSec routers that have dynamic WAN IP addresses. Telecommuters can use separate
passwords to simultaneously connect to the ZyWALL from IPSec routers with dynamic IP
addresses (see
for a telecommuter configuration example).
Note: Regardless of the ID type and content configuration, the ZyWALL does not
allow you to save multiple active rules with overlapping local and remote IP
addresses.
With main mode (see
), the ID type and content are encrypted to
provide identity protection. In this case the ZyWALL can only distinguish between up to 12
different incoming SAs that connect from remote IPSec routers that have dynamic WAN IP
addresses. The ZyWALL can distinguish up to 12 incoming SAs because you can select