bridging and tunneling

[brucebanner]

hi there,

i have two sites which are connected via wlan bridges. now i want to encrypt them, so i installed two ios-routers on each side. i have to bridge the router (yes brdging not routing) because of several reasons. now i would like to make my wlan conn a little bit safer and therefore would like to run vpn or gre tunnel over it.

that means:

bridging-router ----- wlan-bridge-----WLAN-cloud----wlanbridge2-----bridging-router2

any ideas

thanx in advance

 

[routerman]

Do you need to pass routing updates across this link such as OSPF, RIP etc.

If so then the tunnel will have to be GRE, if not then a straight IPSec tunnel will do.

Let me know, I've worked on both tunnel types.

 

[brucebanner]

Well,

there is a need for security, so therefore ipsec. but is it possible to use ipsec over a bridging router ?

i gave my BVi intf an ip addr. and my other ports LAN (e0)and WAN (s0) were in the bridge-group. Can I run IPSEC over it? what do i specify as the peering partner, the other BVi interface?

BTW thanx for your quick reply

cheers