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131     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132 pcg 1.13 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2005-03-23" "1.9" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet"
133 pcg 1.1 .SH "NAME"
134     gvpe.conf \- configuration file for the GNU VPE daemon
135     .SH "SYNOPSIS"
136     .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137 pcg 1.6 .Vb 3
138 pcg 1.1 \& udp-port = 407
139     \& mtu = 1492
140     \& ifname = vpn0
141     .Ve
142     .PP
143     .Vb 2
144     \& node = branch1
145     \& hostname = 1.2.3.4
146     .Ve
147     .PP
148     .Vb 3
149     \& node = branch2
150     \& hostname = www.example.net
151     \& udp-port = 500 # this host uses a different udp-port
152     .Ve
153     .PP
154     .Vb 2
155     \& node = branch3
156     \& connect = ondemand
157     .Ve
158     .SH "DESCRIPTION"
159     .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
160     The gvpe config file consists of a series of lines that contain \f(CW\*(C`variable
161     = value\*(C'\fR pairs. Empty lines are ignored. Comments start with a \f(CW\*(C`#\*(C'\fR and
162     extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
163     after any directives. Spaces are allowed before or after the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or
164     after values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
165     .PP
166     The only exception to the above is the \*(L"on\*(R" directive that can prefix any
167     \&\f(CW\*(C`name = value\*(C'\fR setting and will only \*(L"execute\*(R" it on the named node, or
168     (if the nodename starts with \*(L"!\*(R") on all nodes except the named one.
169     .PP
170     .Vb 3
171     \& name = value
172     \& on branch1 loglevel = noise
173     \& on !branch2 connect = ondemand
174     .Ve
175     .PP
176     All settings are executed \*(L"in order\*(R", that is, later settings of the same
177     variable overwrite earlier ones.
178     .SH "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
179     .IX Header "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
180     Usually, a config file starts with global settings (like the udp port to
181     listen on), followed by node-specific sections that begin with a \f(CW\*(C`node =
182     nickname\*(C'\fR line.
183     .PP
184     Every node that is part of the network must have a section that starts
185     with \f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR. The number and order of the nodes is important
186     and must be the same on all hosts. It is not uncommon for node sections to
187     be completely empty \- if the default values are right.
188     .PP
189     Node-specific settings can be used at any time. If used before the first
190     node section they will set the default values for all following nodes.
191     .SH "CONFIG VARIABLES"
192     .IX Header "CONFIG VARIABLES"
193     .Sh "\s-1GLOBAL\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
194     .IX Subsection "GLOBAL SETTINGS"
195     Global settings will affect the behaviour of the running gvpe daemon, that
196     is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
197     values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
198     the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
199 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
200     .IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
201     The dns server to forward dns requests to for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol
202     (default: \f(CW127.0.0.1\fR, changing it is highly recommended).
203     .IP "dns-forw-port = port-number" 4
204     .IX Item "dns-forw-port = port-number"
205     The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
206     which is fine in most cases).
207 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests" 4
208     .IX Item "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests"
209     The maximum number of outstanding \s-1DNS\s0 transport requests
210     (default: \f(CW100\fR). \s-1GVPE\s0 will never issue more requests then the given
211     limit without receiving replies. In heavily overloaded situations it might
212     help to set this to a low number (e.g. \f(CW3\fR or even \f(CW1\fR) to limit the
213     number of parallel requests.
214     .Sp
215     The default should be working ok for most links.
216     .IP "dns-overlap-factor = float" 4
217     .IX Item "dns-overlap-factor = float"
218     The \s-1DNS\s0 transport uses the minimum request latency (\fBmin_latency\fR) seen
219     during a connection as it's timing base. This factor (default: \f(CW0.5\fR,
220     must be > 0) is multiplied by \fBmin_latency\fR to get the maximum sending
221     rate (= minimum send interval), i.e. a factor of \f(CW1\fR means that a new
222     request might be generated every \fBmin_latency\fR seconds, which means on
223     average there should only ever be one outstanding request. A factor of
224     \&\f(CW0.5\fR means that \s-1GVPE\s0 will send requests twice as often as the minimum
225     latency measured.
226     .Sp
227     For congested or picky dns forwarders you could use a value nearer to or
228     exceeding \f(CW1\fR.
229     .Sp
230     The default should be working ok for most links.
231     .IP "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds" 4
232     .IX Item "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds"
233     The minimum send interval (= maximum rate) that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport will
234     use to send new \s-1DNS\s0 requests. \s-1GVPE\s0 will not exceed this rate even when
235     the latency is very low. The default is \f(CW0.01\fR, which means \s-1GVPE\s0 will
236     not send more than 100 \s-1DNS\s0 requests per connection per second. For
237     high-bandwidth links you could go lower, e.g. to \f(CW0.001\fR or so. For
238     congested or rate-limited links, you might want to go higher, say \f(CW0.1\fR,
239     \&\f(CW0.2\fR or even higher.
240     .Sp
241     The default should be working ok for most links.
242     .IP "dns-timeout-factor = float" 4
243     .IX Item "dns-timeout-factor = float"
244     Factor to multiply the \f(CW\*(C`min_latency\*(C'\fR (see \f(CW\*(C`dns\-overlap\-factor\*(C'\fR) by to
245     get request timeouts. The default of \f(CW8\fR means that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
246     will resend the request when no reply has been received for longer than
247     eight times the minimum (= expected) latency, assuming the request or
248     reply has been lost.
249     .Sp
250     For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If the
251     link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work nicely. Values
252     near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
253     .Sp
254     The default should be working ok for most links.
255 pcg 1.1 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
256     .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
257     Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
258     network interface is initialized (but not neccessarily up). The following
259     environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples):
260     .RS 4
261     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
262     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
263     The configuration base directory.
264     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
265     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
266     The interface to initialize.
267     .IP "MTU=1436" 4
268     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
269     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
270     consistently on all hosts), but this is usually ineffective.
271     .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
272     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
273     The \s-1MAC\s0 address to set the interface to. The script *must* set the
274     interface \s-1MAC\s0 to this value. You will most likely use one of these:
275     .Sp
276     .Vb 2
277     \& ip link set $IFNAME address $MAC mtu $MTU up # GNU/Linux
278     \& ifconfig $IFNAME ether $MAC mtu $MTU up # FreeBSD
279     .Ve
280     .Sp
281     Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for platform-specific information.
282     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
283     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
284     .PD 0
285     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
286     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
287     .PD
288     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the os
289     name in lowercase) that this gvpe was configured for. Can be used to select
290     the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
291     .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
292     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
293     The nickname of the current node, as passed to the gvpe daemon.
294     .IP "NODEID=1" 4
295     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
296     The numerical node id of the current node. The first node mentioned in the
297     config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
298     .RE
299     .RS 4
300     .Sp
301     Here is a simple if-up script:
302     .Sp
303     .Vb 5
304     \& #!/bin/sh
305     \& ip link set $IFNAME address $MAC mtu $MTU up
306     \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
307     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
308     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
309     .Ve
310     .Sp
311     More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
312     found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
313     .RE
314 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
315     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
316     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
317     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
318     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
319     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
320     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
321     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
322     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
323     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
324     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
325     device.
326     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
327     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
328     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
329     global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
330     there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
331     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
332     other programs.
333     .Sp
334     The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
335     firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
336     common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
337     (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
338     .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
339     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
340     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
341     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
342     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
343     .Sp
344     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
345     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
346     requires authentication.
347     .Sp
348     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
349     configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
350     server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
351     .Sp
352     To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
353     config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
354     on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
355     .Sp
356     If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
357     enabled on all hosts.
358     .Sp
359     Example:
360     .Sp
361     .Vb 3
362     \& http-proxy-host = proxy.example.com
363     \& http-proxy-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
364     \& http-proxy-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
365     .Ve
366     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
367     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
368     The port where your proxy server listens.
369     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
370     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
371     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
372     seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
373     currently supported.
374     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
375     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
376     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
377     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
378     every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
379     is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
380     connection is closed.
381     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
382     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
383     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
384     \&\f(CW\*(C`info\*(C'\fR, notable errors are logged with \f(CW\*(C`error\*(C'\fR. Default is \f(CW\*(C`info\*(C'\fR.
385     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
386     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
387     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
388     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
389     maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
390     this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
391     .Sp
392     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
393     .Sp
394     This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
395     .IP "node = nickname" 4
396     .IX Item "node = nickname"
397     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
398     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
399     argument to the gvpe daemon.
400 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
401     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
402     Sets a command (default: no script) that should be called whenever a
403     connection is established (even on rekeying operations). In addition
404     to the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following environment
405     variables will be set:
406     .RS 4
407     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
408     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
409     The name of the remote node.
410     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
411     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
412     The node id of the remote node.
413     .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
414     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
415     The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote host (gvpe accepts connections from
416     everywhere, as long as the other host can authenticate itself).
417     .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
418     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
419     The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
420     .IP "STATE=UP" 4
421     .IX Item "STATE=UP"
422     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
423     with STATE=DOWN.
424     .RE
425     .RS 4
426     .Sp
427     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
428     mapping in some dns zone:
429     .Sp
430     .Vb 6
431     \& #!/bin/sh
432     \& {
433     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
434     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
435     \& echo
436     \& } | nsupdate -d -k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
437     .Ve
438     .RE
439     .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
440     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
441     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
442     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
443     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
444 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
445     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
446     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
447     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
448     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
449     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
450     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
451     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
452     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
453     .Sp
454     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
455     private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
456     not recommended to use this feature.
457     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
458     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
459     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
460     reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
461 pcg 1.1 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
462     .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
463     The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
464     different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
465     executed before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
466     executed within a node section only apply to the given node.
467 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
468     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
469     Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
470     Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
471     overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
472     .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
473     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
474     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
475     try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
476     (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
477     \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection on the first packet sent, and
478     take it down after the keepalive interval) or \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad,
479     don't talk to it).
480     .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
481     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
482 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
483 pcg 1.7 .Sp
484     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
485     i.e.
486     .Sp
487     .Vb 2
488     \& dns-domainname = tunnel.example.net
489     \& dns-hostname = tunnel-server.example.net
490     .Ve
491     .Sp
492     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
493     .Sp
494     .Vb 2
495     \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel-server.example.net.
496     \& tunnel-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
497     .Ve
498     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
499     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
500     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
501     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
502     change.
503     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
504     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
505 pcg 1.8 The port to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to. Must be \f(CW53\fR on \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel servers.
506     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
507     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
508 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
509     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
510     .Sp
511 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
512 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
513     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
514     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
515     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
516     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
517 pcg 1.8 .Sp
518 pcg 1.10 Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
519     node.
520 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
521     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
522 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
523     .Sp
524 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
525 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
526 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
527     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
528 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
529     .Sp
530 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
531 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
532     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
533 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
534     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
535 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
536     .Sp
537 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
538     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
539 pcg 1.10 protocol is enabled automatically).
540 pcg 1.6 .Sp
541     \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
542     it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
543     default to another default protocol.
544 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
545     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
546     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
547     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
548     .Sp
549     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
550     \&\*(L"ping\-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
551     \&\*(L"ping\*(R") and \f(CW11\fR (\f(CW\*(C`time\-exceeded\*(C'\fR), but any 8\-bit value can be used.
552 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
553     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
554     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
555     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
556     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
557     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
558     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
559     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
560 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
561 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
562     be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
563     sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
564     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
565 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
566     .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
567     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
568 pcg 1.1 Sets the router priority of the given host (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled). If
569     some host tries to connect to another host without a hostname, it asks
570     the router host for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router host is the one with the
571 pcg 1.2 highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is currently reachable.
572     .Sp
573     Make sure all hosts always connect (\f(CW\*(C`connect = always\*(C'\fR) to the router
574     hosts, otherwise connecting to them might be impossible.
575     .Sp
576     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
577     host, but they will never route through it by default. The value \f(CW0\fR
578     disables routing. The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if
579     required, bump the \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their
580     local config to route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is
581     \&\f(CW0\fR, then routing will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do
582     not use by default\*(R" switch.
583 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
584     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
585     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
586     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
587     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
588     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
589     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
590 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
591     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
592     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
593 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
594     .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
595 pcg 1.1 The config file.
596 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
597     .IX Xref "if-up"
598 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
599 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
600     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
601 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
602 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
603     .IX Xref "hostkey"
604 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
605 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
606     .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
607 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
608     .SH "SEE ALSO"
609     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
610     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
611     .SH "AUTHOR"
612     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
613     Marc Lehmann <gvpe@plan9.de>