From: martin.bodenstedt@landtag-bw.de   
      
   Andy wrote:   
      
   > Hi all   
   >   
   > I am trying to create a VPN to Spain, the tunnel is up according to the logs   
   > however i cannot 'ping' or browse, i think the packets are being dropped. I   
   > am not a newbie to this and usually once the tunnel is up it works ok.   
      
   How do You know the tunnel is up?   
      
   If the tunnel is up and you cannot ping anything through the tunnel then   
   maybe your routing is not setup correctly.   
      
   Normally, you set up a tunnel with public Ip - addresses at both   
   endpoints and use private address space inside it (hence the name   
   virtual private network).   
      
   >   
   > Has anyone heard of an ISP blocking ESP packets? The ISP in Spain is   
   > Wanadoo.   
      
   then your tunnel wouild not be up. Remember that everything You do   
   inside the tunnel is hidden (well, the ISP - and anyone looking over   
   their shoulder - can see but not decode the traffic!)...   
      
      
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   Martin Bodenstedt   
      
   Landtag von Baden-Württemberg (www.landtag-bw.de)   
      
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