RE: tunnel mode ipip

From: Barry J. Bocaner (barry@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Jan 15 2001 - 12:01:12 GMT-3


   
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Chuck Church wrote:

> But if it's IP only, do you need to use a tunnel? All the times I've setup
> VPN between router to router or PIX to PIX, we've never used a tunnel.
> Obviously if they want non-IP traffic, use a tunnel, but if it's IP only,
> why use one? What's the way the lab proctor is going to want to see it?

If you use a tunnel, you can treat it just like a serial interface or
something as far as routing protocols are concerned. This helps back up a
VPN with ISDN or a low-speed private network.

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