ipsec.conf Host "foo" ike esp from 10.1.1.0/24 to 10.2.2.0/24 peer 192.168.10.2 ike esp from 192.168.10.1 to 10.2.2.0/24 peer 192.168.10.2 ike esp from 192.168.10.1 to 192.168.10.2 Host "bar" ike passive esp from 10.2.2.0/24 to 10.1.1.0/24 peer 192.168.10.1 ike passive esp from 192.168.10.2 to 10.1.1.0/24 peer 192.168.10.1 ike passive esp from 192.168.10.2 to 192.168.10.1 If no mode is chosen, the mode is "active" "dynamic" mode enables Dead-Peer-Detection (DPD) Pitfall: with "dynamic" isakmpd(8) uses fqdn instead of IPs