l2tp tunnels

[emilio1973]

I have a Cisco 7200 router configured as an LNS in which they must complete a high number of L2TP tunnels.

It seems very strange that the ouput of the command "sh ip int brief", the virtual-Template appears down-down, even when I'm 35 tunnels on state "established" and are assigned Virtual-Interface

Virtual-Template212        xx.xxx.x.xxx    YES TFTP   down                  down

Another problem I encounter is that it assigns the same Virtual-Interface for different circuits. Is this normal?

23488      1201       9891       cpe18@seasunt, Vi2.3 est    19:30:55 950

23504      2469       45432      cpe21@seasunt, Vi2.3 est    14:24:10 271

Any idea what is happening?

This is the configuration of the Virtual Template:

interface Virtual-Template212

mtu 1501

ip unnumbered Loopback1

no ip redirects

no ip unreachables

ip mtu 1460

ip tcp adjust-mss 1420

no peer default ip address

ppp max-bad-auth 10

ppp authentication chap vpdn

Thanks for your help

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello Juan,

my first impressions are:

1) normal virtual-template is used to clone, derivate the virtual-access interfaces. Virtual-access interfaces when up/up belong to active sessions

virtual-template interface can be down/down I think I've seen this.

2) it may be a way to provide scalability to overcome the problem of IDB limitations, it may be a feature and not a problem

see for example the following document to find commands to check L2TP state

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps4911/products_configuration_example09186a00801175d1.shtml#l2tp4

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[emilio1973]

Thanks Giuseppe,

I'll try and I mention the results

[emilio1973]

I saw that my router has no problem So I'll start to think it is a problem from the supplier or the CPE.

Thanks for your help