Detecting Dead Connections
Nokia IP45 Security Platform User’s Guide v4.0
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For information about how to configure dead connection detection by using the CLI, see the
Nokia IP45 Security Platform CLI Reference Guide Version 4.0.
Table 16
Dead Connection Detection
Field
Description
Probe Next
Hop
Select this option to automatically detect loss of connectivity to the
default gateway. If the default gateway does not respond and the
Internet connection is considered to be down, a failover is
performed to the second Internet connection, (if configured) to
ensure continuous Internet connectivity.
By default, this option is selected.
Connection
Probing
Method
Select the method for probing by using this option. The probing
methods available are:
•
None (default value)—does not perform Internet connection
probing. Next hop probing is still used, if the Probe Next Hop
check box is selected. This is the default value
•
Ping Addresses—ping anywhere from one to three servers
specified by IP address or DNS name in the 1, 2, and 3 fields. If
no response is received for 45 seconds from the defined
servers, the Internet connection is considered to be inactive.
Use this method if you have reliable servers that can be pinged.
•
Probe DNS Servers—probes the primary and secondary DNS
servers. If no response is received for 45 seconds from any of
the gateways, the Internet connection is considered to be
inactive.
•
Probe VPN Gateway (RDP)—sends RDP echo requests to up to
three Check Point VPN gateways specified by IP address or
DNS name in the 1, 2, and 3 fields. If no response is received for
45 seconds from any of the defined gateways, the Internet
connection is considered to be inactive.