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gre（GRE） GRE is a IP based tunneling technology that can be used to transport multiple protocols of data traffic over IP based backbone networks such as IPX, AppleTalk, and so on. At the same time, GRE can also be used to transmit broadcast and multicast information via the tunnel on the Internet network, such as routing update information, etc.. Note that before using the GRE, you need to configure the configuration on the physical interface as the VPN endpoint device, and then you can use the security measures such as IPSec to protect the tunnel. ***************************************************************************************** Universal routing encapsulation (GRE), originally developed by Cisco, is now a standard defined by RFC 1701, RFC 1702 and RFC 2784. GRE is a channel protocol for transferring packets between networks. If it sounds like a virtual private network (VPN) to you, its because its true: technically, GRE is a VPN, but its not a secure channel method. However, you can encrypt GRE using encryption methods such as IPSec to build a secure VPN. In fact, the point to point channel protocol (PPTP) uses GRE to build VPN channels. For example, if you apply the Microsoft VPN channel, by default, you use PPTP, which uses GRE. Why should I use GRE? Some of the reasons for using GRE to build channels for traffic are listed below: You need to encrypt multicast traffic. GRE channels can send multicast data packets - just like real network interfaces - unlike IPSec, it cant encrypt multicast traffic. OSPF, EIGRP, and RIPV2 are multicast. Also, many video, VoIP, and music streaming applications use multicast. You have only one routing that cannot be routed, such as NetBIOS or non IP traffic over a non IP network. For example, you can use GRE to build channels for IPX or AppleTalk via a IP network. You need to connect two similar networks connected by a different network using different IP addresses. How do I configure the GRE channel? Configuring GRE channel