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Fortigate Firewall GRE tunnel Configuration

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 Fortigate Firewall GRE tunnel Configuration:   GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation): > Encapsulation standard supported by almost all the major routing devices in the market > Creates a virtual P-2-P link  > Encapsulate the original packet into GRE header/packet with respective GRE source and GRE destination (GRE endpoints) > Facilitate:   i) Private to Private communication over public/private network                        ii) Private to Public communication  over public/private network                       iii) Public to Public communication over public/private network > No encryption supported with GRE, however some of the customized proprietary GRE (for eg. customized GRE  by HP), supports encryption as well Network Topology: Configuration Steps: 1) Configure WAN/LAN IP  2) GRE tunnel configuration  3) Point the interesting traffic to the GRE tunnel  4) Firewall Rules  CLI:  ##########IP configuration########## edit "port2"         set vdom "root&quo