state of ipsec

Hi

I unsuccessfully tried to get ipsec and racoon working on 5.2-RELEASE-p2.
Despite a setup that is proven to be correct, i don't see any outgoing
packets whatsoever during phase1, which then results in a timeout.
I know there have been issues with ipsec but i lost track of what got fixed
for wich tag.

So my question: is ipsec working in 5.2-RELEASE-p2 or 5.2.1-RC2 (or are
these the same? if not what tag do i use for 5.2.1-RC2?). or do i have to
switch to current to get a working ipsec?

thanks, t.