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The `set-routing-domains=true|false` option controls whether to treat all acquired search domains as routing domains.
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## Differences between SSL and IPSec tunnels
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## Tunnel transport selection
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IPSec is recommended for all connections because of it's performance and features. However, in certain situations,
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it might not work (for example because of the corporate firewall policies). In this case the SSL tunnel can be used
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which is a subject to some limitations.
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IPSec transport is the default transport and is preferred because of it's performance and support for extended authentication types.
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By default, it will use kernel IPSec infrastructure with UDP-based tunnel over ports 500 and 4500.
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**New in version 3.0**: TCPT transport support has been added to the application which largely deprecates SSL tunnel.
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TCPT is a proprietary Check Point protocol that operates over TCP port 443, allowing users to bypass restrictive
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firewalls and tunnel all traffic through a single TCP port. Its performance is comparable to an SSL tunnel,
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and it functions via a TUN device rather than relying on the kernel's IPSec infrastructure.
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In some environments those ports may be blocked by the firewall, in this case use the `ike-transport=tcpt` and `esp-transport=tcpt` options
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to tunnel IPSec traffic over TCP port 443. Note that TCPT transport is slower than native IPSec over UDP.
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**NOTE**: IPSec over UDP requires that IPv6 module is enabled in the kernel.
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For older VPN Servers or in case they don't have IPSec enabled, the legacy SSL tunnel can be used as well, selected with `tunnel-type=ssl`.
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SSL tunnel has a limited support for authentication types: no browser-based SSO, no hardware token support, no MFA in combination with the certificates.
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| | SSL | IPSec |
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