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NOkia Checkpoint Firewalls. One of the most common problems faced in Nokia VRRP
Implementations is that interfaces on active and standby firewalls go into the
master master state. THe main reason for this is because the individual vrids of
the master and backup firewall are not able to see the vrrp multicast requests
of each other.
The first step is to check the vrrp state of the interfaces. This is how you can
check that:
PrimaryFW-A[admin]# iclid
PrimaryFW-A> show vrrp
VRRP State
Flags: On
6 interface enabled
6 virtual routers configured
0 in Init state
0 in Backup state
6 in Master state
PrimaryFW-A>
PrimaryFW-A> exit
Bye.
PrimaryFW-A[admin]#
SecondaryFW-B[admin]# iclid
SecondaryFW-B> sh vrrp
VRRP State
Flags: On
6 interface enabled
6 virtual routers configured
0 in Init state
4 in Backup state
2 in Master state
SecondaryFW-B>
SecondaryFW-B> exit
Bye.
SecondaryFW-B[admin]#
In the example shown you see that 2 interfaces each from both firewalls are in t
he Master state.
The next step should involve running tcpdumps to see if the vrrp multicasts are
reaching the particular interface.
As the first troubleshooting measure, put a tcpdump on the problematic interface
of the master and backup firewalls. If you want to know what the problematic in
terface is, echo sh vrrp int | iclid should give you the answer. It is that interf
ace on the backup firewall which would be in a Master state.
PrimaryFW-A[admin]# tcpdump -i eth-s4p2c0 proto vrrp
tcpdump: listening on eth-s4p2c0
00:46:11.379961 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:12.399982 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:13.479985 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:14.560007 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
When you put a tcpdump on the Primary Firewall, you see that the vrrp multicast
request is leaving the interface.
Next put the tcpdump on the secondary firewall.
SecondaryFW-B[admin]# tcpdump -i eth-s4p2c0 proto vrrp
tcpdump: listening on eth-s4p2c0
00:19:38.507294 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:39.527316 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:40.607328 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:41.687351 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:42.707364 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
Now you can see that the interface on both the primary and the secondary firewal
ls are broadcasting vrrp multicasts. This is because the vrrp multicasts are not
reaching the firewalls interfaces. This means there is a communication breakdow
n which can be possibly caused by network issues.
Once the network issue is resolved, communication would be possible and the inte
rface with the lower priority will go as the secondary or backup state.
Now let us discuss another scenario where there is a problem with the firewall i
nterfaces in Master Master state.
Again put a tcpdump on both the interfaces in question:
PrimaryFW-A[admin]# tcpdump -i eth-s4p2c0 proto vrrp
tcpdump: listening on eth-s4p2c0
00:46:11.206994 I 10.10.10.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 95 [tos
0xc0]
00:46:11.379961 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:12.286990 I 10.10.10.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 95 [tos
0xc0]
00:46:12.399982 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:13.307014 I 10.10.10.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 95 [tos
0xc0]
00:46:13.479985 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:14.387098 I 10.10.10.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 95 [tos
0xc0]
00:46:14.560007 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
00:46:15.467064 I 10.10.10.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 95 [tos
0xc0]
00:46:15.580010 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
SecondaryFW-B[admin]# tcpdump -i eth-s4p2c0 proto vrrp
tcpdump: listening on eth-s4p2c0
00:19:38.507294 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:38.630075 I 10.10.10.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 100 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:39.527316 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:39.710131 I 10.10.10.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 100 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:40.607328 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:40.790142 I 10.10.10.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 100 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:41.687351 O 192.168.1.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 95 [to
s 0xc0]
00:19:41.810150 I 10.10.10.2 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 103 pri 100 [to
s 0xc0]
In the above example look at the vrid numbers of the incoming and outgoing packe
ts. From the vrids you see that that the vrids donot match. This is an indicatio
n that the cabling is not correct. The cables going to vrid 102 and 103 are not
connected correctly and they need to be swapped to fix this issue.
Swap the cables and the issue will be resolved. The firewall with the higher pri
ority will go into the Master state.
A properly functioning firewall will be like this:
PrimaryFW-A[admin]# iclid
PrimaryFW-A> sh vrrp
VRRP State
Flags: On
6 interface enabled
6 virtual routers configured
0 in Init state
0 in Backup state
6 in Master state
PrimaryFW-A> exit
Bye.
PrimaryFW-A[admin]#
SecondaryFW-B[admin]# iclid
SecondaryFW-B> sh vrrp
VRRP State
Flags: On
6 interface enabled
6 virtual routers configured
0 in Init state
6 in Backup state
0 in Master state
SecondaryFW-B> exit
Bye.
SecondaryFW-B[admin]#
If you were to tcpdump the healthy interface, this is how it would look:
PrimaryFW-A[admin]# tcpdump -i eth-s4p2c0 proto vrrp
tcpdump: listening on eth-s4p2c0
18:25:44.015711 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:25:45.095726 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:25:46.175751 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:25:47.195770 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:25:48.275819 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:25:49.355812 O 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
^C
97 packets received by filter
0 packets dropped by kernel
PrimaryFW-A[admin]#
SecondaryFW-B[admin]# tcpdump -i eth-s4p2c0 proto vrrp
tcpdump: listening on eth-s4p2c0
18:26:07.415446 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:26:08.495451 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:26:09.515480 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:26:10.595486 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:26:11.675485 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:26:12.695522 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
18:26:13.775590 I 192.168.1.1 > 224.0.0.18: VRRPv2-adver 20: vrid 102 pri 100 [t
os 0xc0]
^C
14 packets received by filter
0 packets dropped by kernel
SecondaryFW-B[admin]#