> Jul 16 23:27:23 vpn02 charon: 12[IKE] initiating IKE_SA rw[1] to 10.100.1.31 Looks like a typo in the config of your "left" side. .31 instead of .131 for right/rightid. Which also means there is no config found if the host with .131 tries to connect. Regards, Tobias