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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a VPN connection which keeps going down after some time. We have to take a restart every time the VPN goes down.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is the output on ipsec status (when connection is down):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ipsec status<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000 "ussd1": 192.x.x.x/32===10.x.x.x[10.x.x.x]---10.x.x.x...203.x.x.x[203.x.x.x]===192.x.x.x/24; erouted; eroute owner: #40<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000 "ussd1": newest ISAKMP SA: #41; newest IPsec SA: #40;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000 #40: "ussd1" STATE_QUICK_I2 (sent QI2, IPsec SA established); EVENT_SA_REPLACE in 1396s; newest IPSEC; eroute owner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000 #40: "ussd1" <a href="mailto:esp.bfbd81e4@203.92.128.197">esp.bfbd81e4@203.92.128.197</a> (0 bytes) <a href="mailto:esp.c9bde68b@10.130.91.178">esp.c9bde68b@10.130.91.178</a> (0 bytes); tunnel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000 #39: "ussd1" STATE_MAIN_I4 (ISAKMP SA established); <b><span style='color:red'>EVENT_SA_EXPIRE in 553s</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>000 #41: "ussd1" STATE_MAIN_I4 (ISAKMP SA established); EVENT_SA_REPLACE in 2399s; newest ISAKMP<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What is the relevance of EVENT_SA_EXPIRE? We see “<b><span style='color:red'>EVENT_SA_EXPIRE in 553s</span></b>” in ipsec status output only when the connection goes down.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please suggest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Anupam Malhotra<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>