# Ipsec Netz to Netz **URL:** \ **Category:** Network\ **Created:** [5 October 2024 17:44 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipsec-netz-to-netz/12984 "2024-10-05T17:44:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![tphz](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/tphz/32/16551_2.png) [@tphz](https://community.ipfire.org/u/tphz)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2024 18:56 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipsec-netz-to-netz/12984/2 "2024-10-05T18:56:47Z")
The following posts may be helpful > [@Ipfire IpSec Net-to-Net set up](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-ipsec-net-to-net-set-up/6971/2): > > Hi, all right, I’ll elaborate on this a bit more. slight_smile Assuming you have already read the [wiki page](https://wiki.ipfire.org/configuration/services/ipsec/net-to-net) mentioned above, you will need to do the following steps: Save the root and host certificates of both IPFire machines. Ensure you can tell them apart later, e. g. by putting them into different folders. On IPFire machine A, upload B’s root certificate. On B, upload A’s root certificate. On both IPFire, create a new IPsec Net-to-Net connection, and fill in all basic informatio… > [@Ipfire IpSec Net-to-Net set up](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-ipsec-net-to-net-set-up/6971/3): > > @pmueller thank you for your fast response! I did it like in your description and its fails. But I found the problem. The Wiki says The ID fields at the top section of the page should be left empty This wrong, if I enter IDs than it works. Here the anonymized error log when I try it with empty ID fields. EDIT: update to picture Regards --- _[View the full topic](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipsec-netz-to-netz/12984)._