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This page describes how to configure IPsec to connect pfSense® routerand a Cisco IOS router with IPsec capabilities.

Example Network¶

This diagram shows the specifics of the network where this VPN is beingconfigured. For the sake of this documentation, both hosts were onprivate subnets, but functionally equivalent to two hosts across theInternet.

Configuring the router¶

First, configure the phase 1 settings with a crypto isakmp policy. Thefollowing sets it for 3DES, SHA and group 2 to match the pfSenseconfiguration shown later.

Next, configure the pre-shared key. The key in this example is ABCDEFG,but be sure to use something random and secure for any productiondeployments. 10.0.66.22 is the WAN IP of the pfSense system beingused.

Next configure the transform set for phase 2. This uses ESP, 3DESand SHA. The transform set is named 3DES-SHA, which is how it willbe referred to later.

Now configure an access list that will match the local and remotesubnets on the pfSense router. This is configured as access-list 100,which will be used in the next step. Remember this uses wildcard masks,so a /24 network (255.255.255.0 mask) is represented as 0.0.0.255.

Now configure the crypto map for this VPN:

Lastly, under the interface configuration for the interface where theVPN will terminate (the one with the public IP), assign the crypto map:

The configuration is then finished on the Cisco side.

Configuring pfSense Software¶

This screenshot shows the pfSense configuration matching the above Ciscoconfiguration.

In the above example, the pfSense IPsec tunnel should be set as follows:

Phase 1:

Remote Gateway: 10.0.64.175Authentication Method: Pre-Shared KeyNegotiation Mode: MainMy Identifier: My IP AddressPre-Shared Key: ABCDEFGEncryption Algorithm: 3DESHash Algorithm: SHA1DH Key Group: 2Lifetime: 28800NAT Traversal: Disable

It may also be advisable to set Proposal Checking to Obey to avoidsome issues with building a tunnel when the other side initiates.

Phase 2:

Mode: Tunnel IPv4Local Network: LAN SubnetRemote Network: 172.26.5.0/24Protocol: ESPEncryption Algorithm: 3DES (others may also be checked, but besure to leave 3DES checked)Hash Algorithm: SHA1PFS Key Group: 2Lifetime: 3600

Testing the connection¶

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To test the connection, from the pfSense router, do the following:

• Navigate to Diagnostics > Ping

• Enter an IP address on the remote network

• Choose the LAN interface

• Click Ping.

The initial negotiation may make all three of the first pings timeout,so try it a second time as well. If configured as depicted above, oncethe tunnel connects, the following will be seen:

Troubleshooting¶

If the connection doesn’t come up, there is a mismatch somewhere in theconfiguration. Depending on specifics, more useful information may beobtained from pfSense router or the Cisco router. Checking logs on bothends is recommended. For pfSense software, browse toStatus > System Logs on the IPsec tab. For Cisco, rundebug crypto isakmp and term mon (if not connected via serialconsole) to make the debug messages appear in a session. The outputcan be verbose, but will usually tell specifically what was mismatched.

“No NAT” List on Cisco IOS¶

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It may also be necessary to tell Cisco IOS not to NAT the traffic thatis destined for the IPsec tunnel. There are several ways to accomplishthis, depending on how the router has NAT configured. If the followingexample does not help, there are several examples that turn up in aGoogle search for “cisco ios nonat ipsec”:

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This will direct the router to prevent NAT if the traffic is going fromthe subnet behind the Cisco router to the subnet behind the pfSenserouter, but allow it in all other cases.