[HECnet] HECnet GRE Tunnels...

[Dave McGuire]

On 11/15/18 9:19 AM, Tim Sneddon wrote:
> I have just finished doing a bit of network cleanup on my ASA and 1841
> and noticed that a number of the HECnet GRE tunnels seems to be down or
> possibly misconfigured.
> 
> I know that my IP address changed a while back as part of the transition
> to Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) and my router can now be
> found at 110.141.227.104. I am pretty sure that Brian sent out an
> update, but I'm not sure how well it was applied.
> 
> Since changing IP addresses I've only been able to establish a tunnel
> with 50.131.218.138 (area 42).  However, when I attempt to ping the
> other end I am unable to reach 42.1023.
> 
> After looking at my firewall logs I noticed that someone
> at 81.135.164.245 was attempting to establish a GRE tunnel.  After
> looking at the existing configuration I noticed that it was a similar
> address to what had been last configured for area 22.  I made the change
> and now I can establish a link to area 22 and I can successfully ping
> 22.1023.
> 
> However, that is were it ends.  I have tunnels configured for area 59,
> 23, 61, 9 and 52, but I have no connection to the other end.  Worse, I
> have no connection to the HECnet as a larger entity.
> 
> Is anyone else other than myself and Mark Darvill still using the
> tunnels?  If there is a lack of interest in the maintenance, I would be
> happy to take it over and start running the bridge here too.

  The GRE tunnel system is in use here at the LSSM, area 61.  I just
updated your endpoint address in my router.  I've not seen any updates
from Brian that changed your tunnel endpoint address.

  I can ping 42.1023, but not 22.1023.  Most of my routes go through
42.1022.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA