Server without Default Gateway

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Hi!

My question is more related to vpn connectivity but since i was unable to find the required community, I preferred to post it here.

Hi!

We have a server with two NICs. WAN and LAN. Wan has a gateway and Lan is without Gateway. A static route is added for Lan Network in the server. We are able to connect to this server internally from any pc in our network and also externally through wan interface.

The only problem is that there is an IPsec tunnel between this office and a remote office. The users in remote office are able to connect to any pc in our local network through vpn tunnel except this server which does not have default gateway on lan interface.

Below are the network details:

LAN Network 10.5.0.0 255.255.0.0 with multiple VLANS:

Data Center VLAN: 10.5.3.0 255.255.255.0  DG: 10.5.3.1 (Core Switch)

Default Gateway on Core Switch: 10.5.3.2 (Firewall)

The server which is inaccessible is 10.5.3.60 255.255.255.0 DG: None

Static Route on server is 10.5.0.0 255.255.0.0 10.5.3.1

IPSEC VPN Tunnel Remote Network is

172.16.16.0 255.255.255.0

The users behind this network are unable to access 10.5.3.60 but can access any other machine which has default gateway as 10.5.3.1.

Thanks.

[johnlloyd_13]

hi,

why does the server don't have a default gateway?

you need put a default gateway if you want users outside of it's LAN subnet to access it.

the reverse also applies, i.e. the server wants to talk to remote users or internet.

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The server has two network interfaces. WAN and LAN. Wan has a default Gateway. Thats why we cannot have another DG for Lan Interface.

[Karsten Iwen]

Does your server also have a static route to the remote VPN-network? If not, then add a route to 172.16.16.0/24 pointing to the next-hop 10.5.3.1.

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It worked after adding the route to the remote vpn network.

Thanks a lot!