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131     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132 pcg 1.19 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2007-01-31" "2.01" "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 pcg 1.18 For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If
251     the link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work
252     nicely. Values near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
253 pcg 1.12 .Sp
254 pcg 1.18 The default should be working ok for most links but will result in low
255     throughput if packet loss is high.
256 pcg 1.1 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
257     .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
258     Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
259     network interface is initialized (but not neccessarily up). The following
260 pcg 1.14 environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
261     .Sp
262     Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
263 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
264     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
265     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
266     The configuration base directory.
267     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
268     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
269 pcg 1.14 The network interface to initialize.
270     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
271     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
272     .PD 0
273     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
274     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
275     .PD
276     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
277     \&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
278     select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
279 pcg 1.1 .IP "MTU=1436" 4
280     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
281     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
282     consistently on all hosts), but this is usually ineffective.
283 pcg 1.14 .IP "NODES=5" 4
284     .IX Item "NODES=5"
285     The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
286     .RE
287     .RS 4
288     .Sp
289     Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
290     running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
291     .IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
292     .IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
293     The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
294 pcg 1.1 .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
295     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
296 pcg 1.14 The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
297 pcg 1.1 .Sp
298 pcg 1.14 Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
299     do this automatically. Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for
300     platform-specific information.
301 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
302     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
303 pcg 1.14 The nickname of the node.
304 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODEID=1" 4
305     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
306 pcg 1.14 The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
307     node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
308 pcg 1.1 .RE
309     .RS 4
310     .Sp
311 pcg 1.14 In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
312     available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
313     node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
314     the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
315     .Sp
316 pcg 1.1 Here is a simple if-up script:
317     .Sp
318     .Vb 5
319     \& #!/bin/sh
320 pcg 1.14 \& ip link set $IFNAME up
321 pcg 1.1 \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
322     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
323     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
324     .Ve
325     .Sp
326     More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
327     found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
328     .RE
329 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
330     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
331     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
332     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
333     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
334     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
335     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
336     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
337     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
338     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
339     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
340     device.
341     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
342     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
343     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
344     global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
345     there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
346     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
347     other programs.
348     .Sp
349     The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
350     firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
351     common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
352     (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
353     .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
354     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
355     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
356     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
357     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
358     .Sp
359     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
360     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
361     requires authentication.
362     .Sp
363     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
364     configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
365     server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
366     .Sp
367     To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
368     config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
369     on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
370     .Sp
371     If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
372     enabled on all hosts.
373     .Sp
374     Example:
375     .Sp
376     .Vb 3
377     \& http-proxy-host = proxy.example.com
378     \& http-proxy-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
379     \& http-proxy-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
380     .Ve
381     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
382     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
383     The port where your proxy server listens.
384     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
385     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
386     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
387     seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
388     currently supported.
389     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
390     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
391     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
392     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
393     every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
394     is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
395     connection is closed.
396     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
397     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
398     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
399     \&\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.
400     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
401     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
402     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
403     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
404     maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
405     this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
406     .Sp
407     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
408     .Sp
409     This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
410     .IP "node = nickname" 4
411     .IX Item "node = nickname"
412     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
413     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
414     argument to the gvpe daemon.
415 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
416     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
417     Sets a command (default: no script) that should be called whenever a
418 pcg 1.14 connection is established (even on rekeying operations). In addition to
419     all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following environment
420 pcg 1.1 variables will be set:
421     .RS 4
422     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
423     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
424     The name of the remote node.
425     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
426     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
427     The node id of the remote node.
428     .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
429     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
430     The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote host (gvpe accepts connections from
431     everywhere, as long as the other host can authenticate itself).
432     .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
433     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
434     The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
435     .IP "STATE=UP" 4
436     .IX Item "STATE=UP"
437     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
438     with STATE=DOWN.
439     .RE
440     .RS 4
441     .Sp
442     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
443     mapping in some dns zone:
444     .Sp
445     .Vb 6
446     \& #!/bin/sh
447     \& {
448     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
449     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
450     \& echo
451     \& } | nsupdate -d -k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
452     .Ve
453     .RE
454     .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
455     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
456     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
457     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
458     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
459 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
460     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
461     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
462     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
463     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
464     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
465     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
466     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
467     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
468     .Sp
469     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
470     private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
471     not recommended to use this feature.
472     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
473     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
474     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
475     reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
476 pcg 1.1 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
477     .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
478     The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
479     different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
480 pcg 1.16 set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
481     set within a node section only apply to the given node.
482     .IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
483     .IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
484     Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
485 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
486     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
487     Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
488     Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
489     overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
490     .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
491     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
492     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
493     try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
494     (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
495     \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection on the first packet sent, and
496     take it down after the keepalive interval) or \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad,
497     don't talk to it).
498 pcg 1.16 .IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
499     .IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
500     Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
501     is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
502     \&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
503     networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
504     .Sp
505     Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
506     connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
507     conenctions to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
508     should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
509     node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
510     .Sp
511     The algorithm to check wether a connection may be direct is as follows:
512     .Sp
513     1. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
514     .Sp
515     2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
516     .Sp
517     3. Allow the connection.
518     .Sp
519 pcg 1.17 That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
520 pcg 1.16 .Sp
521     The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
522     connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
523     limitations on one node.
524 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
525     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
526 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
527 pcg 1.7 .Sp
528     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
529     i.e.
530     .Sp
531     .Vb 2
532     \& dns-domainname = tunnel.example.net
533     \& dns-hostname = tunnel-server.example.net
534     .Ve
535     .Sp
536     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
537     .Sp
538     .Vb 2
539     \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel-server.example.net.
540     \& tunnel-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
541     .Ve
542     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
543     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
544     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
545     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
546     change.
547     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
548     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
549 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.
550     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
551     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
552 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
553     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
554     .Sp
555 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
556 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
557     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
558     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
559     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
560     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
561 pcg 1.8 .Sp
562 pcg 1.10 Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
563     node.
564 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
565     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
566 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
567     .Sp
568 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
569 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
570 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
571     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
572 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
573     .Sp
574 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
575 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
576     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
577 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
578     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
579 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
580     .Sp
581 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
582     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
583 pcg 1.10 protocol is enabled automatically).
584 pcg 1.6 .Sp
585     \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
586     it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
587     default to another default protocol.
588 pcg 1.16 .IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
589     .IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
590     Forces the address of this node to be set to the given dns hostname or ip
591     address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
592     work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
593     then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
594     the connection attempt will fail.
595 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
596     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
597     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
598     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
599     .Sp
600     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
601     \&\*(L"ping\-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
602     \&\*(L"ping\*(R") and \f(CW11\fR (\f(CW\*(C`time\-exceeded\*(C'\fR), but any 8\-bit value can be used.
603 pcg 1.14 .IP "if-up-data = value" 4
604     .IX Item "if-up-data = value"
605     The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
606     script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
607 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
608     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
609     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
610     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
611     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
612     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
613     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
614     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
615 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
616 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
617     be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
618     sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
619     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
620 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
621     .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
622     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
623 pcg 1.1 Sets the router priority of the given host (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled). If
624     some host tries to connect to another host without a hostname, it asks
625     the router host for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router host is the one with the
626 pcg 1.2 highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is currently reachable.
627     .Sp
628     Make sure all hosts always connect (\f(CW\*(C`connect = always\*(C'\fR) to the router
629     hosts, otherwise connecting to them might be impossible.
630     .Sp
631     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
632     host, but they will never route through it by default. The value \f(CW0\fR
633     disables routing. The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if
634     required, bump the \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their
635     local config to route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is
636     \&\f(CW0\fR, then routing will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do
637     not use by default\*(R" switch.
638 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
639     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
640     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
641     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
642     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
643     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
644     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
645 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
646     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
647     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
648 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
649     .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
650 pcg 1.1 The config file.
651 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
652     .IX Xref "if-up"
653 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
654 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
655     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
656 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
657 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
658     .IX Xref "hostkey"
659 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
660 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
661     .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
662 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
663     .SH "SEE ALSO"
664     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
665     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
666     .SH "AUTHOR"
667     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
668 pcg 1.15 Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>