[CentOS] IPSec multiple VPN setups

Hi I hope someone can answer something I'm sure is quite basic.

I am following the instructions at
https://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Deployment_Guide-en-US/ch-vpn.html
On setting up a VPN

The part I am having trouble with is when it show the
/etc/racoon/racoon.conf file.
But it doesn't say whay you have to do with this file.

When I bring up my connection

ifup bicester

I get
RTNETLINK answers: No such device

looking at /var/messages I see

ERROR: failed to bind to address 127.0.0.1[500] (Address already in use).
Mar 21 17:01:05  racoon: ERROR: failed to bind to address *.*.*.*[500]
(Address already in use).
Mar 21 17:01:05  racoon: ERROR: failed to bind to address *.*.*.*[500]
(Address already in use).
Mar 21 17:01:05  racoon: ERROR: failed to bind to address *.*.*.*[500]
(Address already in use).
Mar 21 17:01:05  racoon: ERROR: failed to bind to address ::1[500]
(Address already in use).
Mar 21 17:01:05  racoon: INFO: fe80::bcef:4fff:fe66:82ec%eth0[500]
used as isakmp port (fd=25)

There was an existing setup done long ago.

How can I setup more than one vpn connection (manually as this is a
headless server)
or is that not possible ?

Thanks for any pointers