[GH-ISSUE #246] Connect many accounts to VPN #228

Closed
opened 2026-03-02 08:00:39 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
Owner

Originally created by @tms-phuongvo on GitHub (Jul 13, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hwdsl2/docker-ipsec-vpn-server/issues/246

Describe the issue
Currently, my VPN created many accounts with usernames and passwords for all members of my company. But I have a problem when members use VPN on their device connect to my VPN. Only the one connects to VPN and other members
can’t connect at this moment. Please help me fix a problem.
Server
Docker host OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Client
Device: Android Samsung Galaxy s10 plus
OS: Android 11
VPN mode: L2tp/IPsec

Originally created by @tms-phuongvo on GitHub (Jul 13, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hwdsl2/docker-ipsec-vpn-server/issues/246 **Describe the issue** Currently, my VPN created many accounts with usernames and passwords for all members of my company. But I have a problem when members use VPN on their device connect to my VPN. Only the one connects to VPN and other members can’t connect at this moment. Please help me fix a problem. **Server** Docker host OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS **Client** Device: Android Samsung Galaxy s10 plus OS: Android 11 VPN mode: L2tp/IPsec
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-02 08:00:39 +03:00
Author
Owner

@hwdsl2 commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2021):

@tomosia-phuongvo Hello! As mentioned in the important notes [1], due to an IPsec/L2TP limitation, if you wish to connect multiple devices simultaneously from behind the same NAT (e.g. home router), you must use only IPsec/XAuth mode or IKEv2 mode.

[1] https://github.com/hwdsl2/docker-ipsec-vpn-server#important-notes

<!-- gh-comment-id:879556033 --> @hwdsl2 commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2021): @tomosia-phuongvo Hello! As mentioned in the important notes [1], due to an IPsec/L2TP limitation, if you wish to connect multiple devices simultaneously from behind the same NAT (e.g. home router), you must use only [IPsec/XAuth mode](https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn/blob/master/docs/clients-xauth.md) or [IKEv2 mode](https://github.com/hwdsl2/docker-ipsec-vpn-server#configure-and-use-ikev2-vpn). [1] https://github.com/hwdsl2/docker-ipsec-vpn-server#important-notes
Sign in to join this conversation.
No milestone
No project
No assignees
1 participant
Notifications
Due date
The due date is invalid or out of range. Please use the format "yyyy-mm-dd".

No due date set.

Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference
starred/docker-ipsec-vpn-server#228
No description provided.