VPN with IB3 no longer possible under Android 12 via L2PT

Hi @ihazquestion

So “L2TP/IPSec PSK” is no longer offered in the configuration menu? Is that why you use “IKEv2/IPSec PSK”?

OK. [google helps](https://www.google.com/search?q=google+android+12+L2TP%2FIPSec+PSK&rlz=1C1GCEU_deCH836CH836& oq=google+android+12+L2TP%2FIPSec+PSK&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.17256j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8). It actually seems to have been changed.

Can’t you switch to Wireguard, for example?

I bought a new Samsung Tab S8 with Android 12. L2PT/IPSek PSK cannot be selected here either.
On my Samsung phone S10 after an update from Android 11 to 12, L2PT/IPSek PSK still works but with the message “This VPN is not secure. Upgrade to an IKEv2 VPN”.

Is there a solution for this or a secure VPN client?

@Zeuschieze79

There are several options, e.g.:

- You can live with the error message

- You wait until the IB “understands” IKEv2

- For example, you use a Raspi with Wireguard

Thanks @hed, I can live with the error message on my cell phone, but Raspi is not an issue.
For me, VPN access via the Android tablet would be very desirable.

What does Swisscom @JonasB think about this and was this discussed in the team (post from November 9th, 20121)?

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@Zeuschieze79 wrote:

…..Raspi is not an issue.

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If you have a Synology NAS, you can also run a very stable VPN server there

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@Zeuschieze79 wrote:

What does Swisscom @JonasB think about this and was this discussed in the team (post from November 9th, 20121)?

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If there is a solution from Swisscom, it won’t be a short-term one - I think

Thanks @Zeuschieze79

I don’t have a Synology NAS.

It seems to me that Swisscom is sleeping. The L2TP VPN protocol has long been considered not so secure.

@Zeuschieze79 it’s possible that Swisscom isn’t one of the fastest.

In my opinion, the quick solution is self-help -> Raspi with Wireguard. There are good instructions online. And the cost is manageable.

@kaetho

See post #8 > “… Raspi is not an issue…”

Living with the error message is probably the easiest and quickest solution until Swisscom releases an update.

… Opinions and attitudes can change depending on needs and level of knowledge 😉

Nevertheless, all new devices with Android 12 can no longer communicate directly with the IB3 via VPN.

@Zeuschieze79

In addition to the post here in the forum, you should also report this to the helpdesk (Tel 0800 800 800).

@Zeuschieze79

Yes, it is like that. But you can solve this problem yourself if you want VPN access again as quickly as possible.

Either way, waiting for Swisscom takes longer.

I read everything carefully.
Seems like there’s no solution for this, right @JonasB?

@buko_s

There is no solution at the moment.

If the solution is there, Swisscom will also communicate, but Swisscom generally does not make predictions about when something will happen.

Hasn’t been working at all for a few days. There is still no solution in sight for Swisscom.
If you have to create your own solution, there’s really no reason to pay twice as much for the Internet as you would with Salt.

You can read here in the forum that with the next firmware release of the Internet boxes (R13.2), IKEv2 will be supported as a protocol. R13.2 should be rolled out in early 2023. But I can’t give you an exact date because I don’t know it.