Thanks for the comment, I am not entirely sure how to configure the address translation for the scenario I've outlined. I'll wait until I hear from someone experienced in Checkpoint.
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How do I configure a Checkpoint to Cisco ASA VPN Tunnel?
I am trying to create a tunnel between our company Checkpoint Firewall and a clients Cisco ASA 5510.
Current Situation:
Phase 1 settings are fine on both sides,matching.
Phase 2:
ASA:
Remote peer : XX.XX.82.73
Local public ip (outside): XX.XX.32.4
Interesting traffic (proxy):
Source: XX.XX.32.27
Destination : XX.XX.82.75
Checkpoint
According to our debug information we are receiving from remote site:
Interesting traffic (proxy):
Source: XX.XX.82.73
Destination: XX.XX.32.4
ASA is dropping it since it's not matching the traffic.
The private ip of internal server on Checkpoint side is: 172.23.45.14 and it should be nated to XX.XX.82.75.. If this is correct, then XX.XX.82.75 should travel through the tunnel searching for XX.XX.32.27. With a peer XX.XX.32.4 (where the tunnel will end).
My question is how do i configure the tunnel on checkpoint side to match the ASA configuration so they can talk to each other? I am using a Nokia IP130 with the SmartDashboard R55 to configure the Checkpoint firewall.
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Is your question about address translation, or bringing up the VPN?
In Checkpoint, check your VPN community settings to make sure that "disable NAT inside the VPN" is NOT checked, as that will override any translation rules you write. Then, it's as simple as setting up a rule in the address translation page. You'll need to create multiple objects (server-inside, and server-outside), I assume this is a one-to-one-NAT. source = server inside, destination = vpn peer (as the checkpoint sees it, which could be public, or private, depending on if the asa is translating it). service = any. xlated source = server outside, destination = original, service = original.
The most common problem I find with interoperable VPNs and Checkpoint is that the VPN domain doesn't match. You need to setup the VPN domain (in the properties of the firewall enforcement point, and interopable device) EXACTLY as it's setup in the Cisco ASA. This is what the Checkpoint uses to negotiate the tunnel, NOT the address in the source/destination of the VPN rule.
Let me know if you need more information, or a more specific answer.
Hi there,
I have setup a working vpn betweeen a checkpoint fw and a cisco asa
here what i did but you need to change the ip address and encryption settings etc!
Cisco ASA
external interface (outside): 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.252
internal interface (inside): 10.20.40.1/255.255.255.0
Check Point NGX
external interface (eth0): 5.6.7.8/255.255.255.252
internal interface (eth1): 10.40.20.1/255.255.255.0
on the checkpoint side.
Check Point NGX setup
In Check Point, first you need to define a new Interoperable Device which we'll call Cisco-ASA and in the IP address field, you'll enter the IP address of the external interface of Cisco ASA, in this case being 1.2.3.4
Next, you edit the toplogy of the device and enter:
eth0: 1.2.3.4, netmask 255.255.255.255; topology: Leads to internet
eth1: 10.20.40.1, netmask 255.255.255.0; topology: Internal, Network defined by IP address and netmask
Next, you need to create a new VPN community, type Star, with the following settings:
Center gateways: the object representing the Check Point enforcement point
Satellite gateways: the object representing the Cisco ASA device
VPN Properties:
IKE (Phase 1) Properties
Perform key exchange encryption with: AES-256
Perform data integrity with: SHA-1
IPSec (Phase 2) Properties
Perform IPSec data encryption with: AES-128
Perform data integrity with: SHA-1
Tunnel properties:
VPN Tunnel sharing: One VPN tunnel per subnet pair
Advanced settings
SharedSecret
Use only SharedSecret for all external members
Advanced VPN Properties:
IKE (Phase 1):
Use Diffie-Helman Group: Group 2
NAT: Disable NAT inside VPN community
you need to create rule in the checkpoint fw two,
mine were
Source DEST VPN
1.net-cisco-asa Net-Checkpoint select vpn you just configure above.
2.Net-Checkpoint net-cisco-asa select vpn you just configure above.
verify and install policy, then try to connect from the checkpoint side, then the cisco side.
Thanks
Frank
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by: trhadminPosted on 2008-06-10 at 08:20:44ID: 21752100
I am not familiar with checkpoint so I cant say on how to configure it.
What is jumping out at me is that the ASA is dropping the traffic from .73 and you are wanting the interesting traffic to come from .75
Without being able to tell you how to configure it I would look at the checkpoint conf section that deals with natting the outbound traffic to the .32.XX network to make sure that it gets natted to .75