vpnd.elg

[vijayant]

what is vpnd.elg used for ?
what information does contain.
is there any tool which we can use to read this file.

[chillyjim]

It is the VPN debug log. It is human readable (plain text).

The file is created in response to a vpn debug on command.

[cciesec2006]

Frankly I found the vpnd.elg output not very helpful at all.
I found the ike.elg file, however, extremely helpful when
troubleshooting vpn. This is especially true when you have
vpn between Checkpoint and Cisco/Juniper.

my 2c.

[chillyjim]

Yeah if you manage to get past all the IKE stuff, and need to look at vpnd.elg, you've got some really funky stuff going on.

ike.elg BTW is created by the vpn debug ikeon command and is also a plain text file. There is a tool (ikeview) that CSP's have that can parse the file. If you ask your Check Point SE really nicely they might get you a copy (It is not suppose to be given to end-users for reasons I don't understand).

[vijayant]

Thanks to all

I went through the text, I could not understand any thing. it seams irritating.... Any help..

[chillyjim]

What is the problem you are trying to solve?

Reading VPN and IKE messages does require a fair amount of understanding of the IPSec and IKE protocols.

[vijayant]

Hi chillyjim

Its not regarding any issue, I want to have the ability to read, understand and troubleshoot VPN issues.. so now can i have some guideline from you, so that i will be able to understand vpnd.elg

Thanks