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131     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132 pcg 1.16 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2005-12-05" "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 pcg 1.14 after any directives. Whitespace is allowed around the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or after
164     values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
165 pcg 1.1 .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 pcg 1.14 environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
260     .Sp
261     Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
262 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
263     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
264     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
265     The configuration base directory.
266     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
267     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
268 pcg 1.14 The network interface to initialize.
269     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
270     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
271     .PD 0
272     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
273     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
274     .PD
275     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
276     \&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
277     select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
278 pcg 1.1 .IP "MTU=1436" 4
279     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
280     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
281     consistently on all hosts), but this is usually ineffective.
282 pcg 1.14 .IP "NODES=5" 4
283     .IX Item "NODES=5"
284     The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
285     .RE
286     .RS 4
287     .Sp
288     Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
289     running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
290     .IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
291     .IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
292     The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
293 pcg 1.1 .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
294     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
295 pcg 1.14 The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
296 pcg 1.1 .Sp
297 pcg 1.14 Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
298     do this automatically. Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for
299     platform-specific information.
300 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
301     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
302 pcg 1.14 The nickname of the node.
303 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODEID=1" 4
304     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
305 pcg 1.14 The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
306     node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
307 pcg 1.1 .RE
308     .RS 4
309     .Sp
310 pcg 1.14 In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
311     available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
312     node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
313     the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
314     .Sp
315 pcg 1.1 Here is a simple if-up script:
316     .Sp
317     .Vb 5
318     \& #!/bin/sh
319 pcg 1.14 \& ip link set $IFNAME up
320 pcg 1.1 \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
321     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
322     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
323     .Ve
324     .Sp
325     More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
326     found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
327     .RE
328 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
329     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
330     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
331     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
332     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
333     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
334     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
335     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
336     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
337     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
338     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
339     device.
340     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
341     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
342     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
343     global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
344     there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
345     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
346     other programs.
347     .Sp
348     The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
349     firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
350     common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
351     (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
352     .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
353     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
354     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
355     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
356     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
357     .Sp
358     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
359     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
360     requires authentication.
361     .Sp
362     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
363     configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
364     server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
365     .Sp
366     To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
367     config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
368     on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
369     .Sp
370     If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
371     enabled on all hosts.
372     .Sp
373     Example:
374     .Sp
375     .Vb 3
376     \& http-proxy-host = proxy.example.com
377     \& http-proxy-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
378     \& http-proxy-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
379     .Ve
380     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
381     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
382     The port where your proxy server listens.
383     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
384     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
385     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
386     seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
387     currently supported.
388     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
389     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
390     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
391     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
392     every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
393     is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
394     connection is closed.
395     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
396     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
397     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
398     \&\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.
399     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
400     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
401     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
402     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
403     maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
404     this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
405     .Sp
406     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
407     .Sp
408     This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
409     .IP "node = nickname" 4
410     .IX Item "node = nickname"
411     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
412     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
413     argument to the gvpe daemon.
414 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
415     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
416     Sets a command (default: no script) that should be called whenever a
417 pcg 1.14 connection is established (even on rekeying operations). In addition to
418     all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following environment
419 pcg 1.1 variables will be set:
420     .RS 4
421     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
422     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
423     The name of the remote node.
424     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
425     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
426     The node id of the remote node.
427     .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
428     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
429     The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote host (gvpe accepts connections from
430     everywhere, as long as the other host can authenticate itself).
431     .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
432     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
433     The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
434     .IP "STATE=UP" 4
435     .IX Item "STATE=UP"
436     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
437     with STATE=DOWN.
438     .RE
439     .RS 4
440     .Sp
441     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
442     mapping in some dns zone:
443     .Sp
444     .Vb 6
445     \& #!/bin/sh
446     \& {
447     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
448     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
449     \& echo
450     \& } | nsupdate -d -k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
451     .Ve
452     .RE
453     .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
454     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
455     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
456     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
457     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
458 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
459     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
460     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
461     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
462     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
463     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
464     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
465     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
466     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
467     .Sp
468     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
469     private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
470     not recommended to use this feature.
471     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
472     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
473     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
474     reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
475 pcg 1.1 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
476     .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
477     The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
478     different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
479 pcg 1.16 set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
480     set within a node section only apply to the given node.
481     .IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
482     .IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
483     Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
484 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
485     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
486     Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
487     Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
488     overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
489     .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
490     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
491     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
492     try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
493     (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
494     \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection on the first packet sent, and
495     take it down after the keepalive interval) or \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad,
496     don't talk to it).
497 pcg 1.16 .IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
498     .IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
499     Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
500     is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
501     \&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
502     networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
503     .Sp
504     Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
505     connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
506     conenctions to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
507     should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
508     node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
509     .Sp
510     The algorithm to check wether a connection may be direct is as follows:
511     .Sp
512     1. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
513     .Sp
514     2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
515     .Sp
516     3. Allow the connection.
517     .Sp
518     That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precende over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
519     .Sp
520     The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
521     connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
522     limitations on one node.
523 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
524     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
525 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
526 pcg 1.7 .Sp
527     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
528     i.e.
529     .Sp
530     .Vb 2
531     \& dns-domainname = tunnel.example.net
532     \& dns-hostname = tunnel-server.example.net
533     .Ve
534     .Sp
535     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
536     .Sp
537     .Vb 2
538     \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel-server.example.net.
539     \& tunnel-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
540     .Ve
541     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
542     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
543     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
544     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
545     change.
546     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
547     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
548 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.
549     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
550     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
551 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
552     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
553     .Sp
554 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
555 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
556     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
557     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
558     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
559     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
560 pcg 1.8 .Sp
561 pcg 1.10 Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
562     node.
563 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
564     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
565 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
566     .Sp
567 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
568 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
569 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
570     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
571 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
572     .Sp
573 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
574 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
575     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
576 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
577     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
578 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
579     .Sp
580 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
581     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
582 pcg 1.10 protocol is enabled automatically).
583 pcg 1.6 .Sp
584     \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
585     it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
586     default to another default protocol.
587 pcg 1.16 .IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
588     .IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
589     Forces the address of this node to be set to the given dns hostname or ip
590     address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
591     work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
592     then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
593     the connection attempt will fail.
594 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
595     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
596     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
597     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
598     .Sp
599     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
600     \&\*(L"ping\-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
601     \&\*(L"ping\*(R") and \f(CW11\fR (\f(CW\*(C`time\-exceeded\*(C'\fR), but any 8\-bit value can be used.
602 pcg 1.14 .IP "if-up-data = value" 4
603     .IX Item "if-up-data = value"
604     The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
605     script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
606 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
607     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
608     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
609     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
610     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
611     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
612     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
613     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
614 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
615 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
616     be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
617     sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
618     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
619 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
620     .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
621     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
622 pcg 1.1 Sets the router priority of the given host (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled). If
623     some host tries to connect to another host without a hostname, it asks
624     the router host for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router host is the one with the
625 pcg 1.2 highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is currently reachable.
626     .Sp
627     Make sure all hosts always connect (\f(CW\*(C`connect = always\*(C'\fR) to the router
628     hosts, otherwise connecting to them might be impossible.
629     .Sp
630     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
631     host, but they will never route through it by default. The value \f(CW0\fR
632     disables routing. The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if
633     required, bump the \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their
634     local config to route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is
635     \&\f(CW0\fR, then routing will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do
636     not use by default\*(R" switch.
637 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
638     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
639     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
640     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
641     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
642     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
643     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
644 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
645     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
646     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
647 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
648     .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
649 pcg 1.1 The config file.
650 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
651     .IX Xref "if-up"
652 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
653 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
654     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
655 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
656 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
657     .IX Xref "hostkey"
658 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
659 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
660     .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
661 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
662     .SH "SEE ALSO"
663     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
664     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
665     .SH "AUTHOR"
666     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
667 pcg 1.15 Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>