[c-nsp] GRE over IPSec

Justin Shore justin at justinshore.com
Fri Sep 19 17:04:26 EDT 2008


I'm trying to figure out if a router can push a GRE tunnel over top of 
an IPSec tunnel that's originated on the same router, through an ASA 
terminating the other end of the IPSec tunnel and to another IOS router 
behind the ASA.  I've seen this done with an ASA at both sites in front 
of the local router but I've never seen it done with the router 
originating the IPsec tunnel.  Is this possible?  Any tips on how to 
accomplish this?  I'm thinking that the tunnel destination should be IOS 
router at the remote site which should also match the ACL for traffic to 
a given destination (the remote end of the tunnel).  I'm not sure what 
the order of operations would be though so I'm not sure if the GRE 
tunnel would end up in the IPSec tunnel.

I want to deploy 800-series wifi routers at remote sites (COs, large 
cabinets, etc) and have them VPN back to our HQ's ASAs and a second 
backup site.  I'd like to run a routing protocol out to them to give 
them 2 paths into our network over hte 2 tunnels, preferably OSPF in 
this case.  My thought was a simple pair of GRE tunnels through the 
IPSec tunnels.  I could always place an IOS router at the HQ and use it 
to terminate IPSec-encrypted GRE tunnels.  That would add more cost 
though.  I already have one at the backup site though.

Suggestions?  Thanks
  Justin




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