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134     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
135 pcg 1.20 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2008-08-07" "2.2" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet"
136     .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
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138     .if n .ad l
139     .nh
140 pcg 1.1 .SH "NAME"
141     gvpe.conf \- configuration file for the GNU VPE daemon
142     .SH "SYNOPSIS"
143     .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
144 pcg 1.6 .Vb 3
145 pcg 1.20 \& udp\-port = 407
146 pcg 1.1 \& mtu = 1492
147     \& ifname = vpn0
148 pcg 1.20 \&
149 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch1
150     \& hostname = 1.2.3.4
151 pcg 1.20 \&
152 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch2
153     \& hostname = www.example.net
154 pcg 1.20 \& udp\-port = 500 # this host uses a different udp\-port
155     \&
156 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch3
157     \& connect = ondemand
158     .Ve
159     .SH "DESCRIPTION"
160     .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
161     The gvpe config file consists of a series of lines that contain \f(CW\*(C`variable
162     = value\*(C'\fR pairs. Empty lines are ignored. Comments start with a \f(CW\*(C`#\*(C'\fR and
163     extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
164 pcg 1.14 after any directives. Whitespace is allowed around the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or after
165     values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
166 pcg 1.1 .PP
167     The only exception to the above is the \*(L"on\*(R" directive that can prefix any
168     \&\f(CW\*(C`name = value\*(C'\fR setting and will only \*(L"execute\*(R" it on the named node, or
169     (if the nodename starts with \*(L"!\*(R") on all nodes except the named one.
170     .PP
171     .Vb 3
172     \& name = value
173     \& on branch1 loglevel = noise
174     \& on !branch2 connect = ondemand
175     .Ve
176     .PP
177     All settings are executed \*(L"in order\*(R", that is, later settings of the same
178     variable overwrite earlier ones.
179     .SH "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
180     .IX Header "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
181     Usually, a config file starts with global settings (like the udp port to
182     listen on), followed by node-specific sections that begin with a \f(CW\*(C`node =
183     nickname\*(C'\fR line.
184     .PP
185     Every node that is part of the network must have a section that starts
186     with \f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR. The number and order of the nodes is important
187     and must be the same on all hosts. It is not uncommon for node sections to
188     be completely empty \- if the default values are right.
189     .PP
190     Node-specific settings can be used at any time. If used before the first
191     node section they will set the default values for all following nodes.
192     .SH "CONFIG VARIABLES"
193     .IX Header "CONFIG VARIABLES"
194     .Sh "\s-1GLOBAL\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
195     .IX Subsection "GLOBAL SETTINGS"
196     Global settings will affect the behaviour of the running gvpe daemon, that
197     is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
198     values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
199     the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
200 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
201     .IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
202     The dns server to forward dns requests to for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol
203     (default: \f(CW127.0.0.1\fR, changing it is highly recommended).
204     .IP "dns-forw-port = port-number" 4
205     .IX Item "dns-forw-port = port-number"
206     The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
207     which is fine in most cases).
208 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests" 4
209     .IX Item "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests"
210     The maximum number of outstanding \s-1DNS\s0 transport requests
211     (default: \f(CW100\fR). \s-1GVPE\s0 will never issue more requests then the given
212     limit without receiving replies. In heavily overloaded situations it might
213     help to set this to a low number (e.g. \f(CW3\fR or even \f(CW1\fR) to limit the
214     number of parallel requests.
215     .Sp
216     The default should be working ok for most links.
217     .IP "dns-overlap-factor = float" 4
218     .IX Item "dns-overlap-factor = float"
219     The \s-1DNS\s0 transport uses the minimum request latency (\fBmin_latency\fR) seen
220     during a connection as it's timing base. This factor (default: \f(CW0.5\fR,
221     must be > 0) is multiplied by \fBmin_latency\fR to get the maximum sending
222     rate (= minimum send interval), i.e. a factor of \f(CW1\fR means that a new
223     request might be generated every \fBmin_latency\fR seconds, which means on
224     average there should only ever be one outstanding request. A factor of
225     \&\f(CW0.5\fR means that \s-1GVPE\s0 will send requests twice as often as the minimum
226     latency measured.
227     .Sp
228     For congested or picky dns forwarders you could use a value nearer to or
229     exceeding \f(CW1\fR.
230     .Sp
231     The default should be working ok for most links.
232     .IP "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds" 4
233     .IX Item "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds"
234     The minimum send interval (= maximum rate) that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport will
235     use to send new \s-1DNS\s0 requests. \s-1GVPE\s0 will not exceed this rate even when
236     the latency is very low. The default is \f(CW0.01\fR, which means \s-1GVPE\s0 will
237     not send more than 100 \s-1DNS\s0 requests per connection per second. For
238     high-bandwidth links you could go lower, e.g. to \f(CW0.001\fR or so. For
239     congested or rate-limited links, you might want to go higher, say \f(CW0.1\fR,
240     \&\f(CW0.2\fR or even higher.
241     .Sp
242     The default should be working ok for most links.
243     .IP "dns-timeout-factor = float" 4
244     .IX Item "dns-timeout-factor = float"
245     Factor to multiply the \f(CW\*(C`min_latency\*(C'\fR (see \f(CW\*(C`dns\-overlap\-factor\*(C'\fR) by to
246     get request timeouts. The default of \f(CW8\fR means that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
247     will resend the request when no reply has been received for longer than
248     eight times the minimum (= expected) latency, assuming the request or
249     reply has been lost.
250     .Sp
251 pcg 1.18 For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If
252     the link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work
253     nicely. Values near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
254 pcg 1.12 .Sp
255 pcg 1.18 The default should be working ok for most links but will result in low
256     throughput if packet loss is high.
257 pcg 1.1 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
258     .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
259     Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
260     network interface is initialized (but not neccessarily up). The following
261 pcg 1.14 environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
262     .Sp
263     Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
264 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
265     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
266     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
267     The configuration base directory.
268     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
269     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
270 pcg 1.14 The network interface to initialize.
271     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
272     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
273     .PD 0
274     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
275     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
276     .PD
277     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
278     \&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
279     select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
280 pcg 1.1 .IP "MTU=1436" 4
281     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
282     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
283     consistently on all hosts), but this is usually ineffective.
284 pcg 1.14 .IP "NODES=5" 4
285     .IX Item "NODES=5"
286     The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
287     .RE
288     .RS 4
289     .Sp
290     Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
291     running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
292     .IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
293     .IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
294     The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
295 pcg 1.1 .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
296     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
297 pcg 1.14 The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
298 pcg 1.1 .Sp
299 pcg 1.14 Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
300     do this automatically. Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for
301     platform-specific information.
302 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
303     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
304 pcg 1.14 The nickname of the node.
305 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODEID=1" 4
306     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
307 pcg 1.14 The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
308     node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
309 pcg 1.1 .RE
310     .RS 4
311     .Sp
312 pcg 1.14 In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
313     available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
314     node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
315     the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
316     .Sp
317 pcg 1.1 Here is a simple if-up script:
318     .Sp
319     .Vb 5
320     \& #!/bin/sh
321 pcg 1.14 \& ip link set $IFNAME up
322 pcg 1.1 \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
323     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
324     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
325     .Ve
326     .Sp
327     More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
328     found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
329     .RE
330 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
331     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
332     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
333     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
334     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
335     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
336     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
337     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
338     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
339     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
340     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
341     device.
342     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
343     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
344     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
345     global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
346     there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
347     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
348     other programs.
349     .Sp
350     The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
351     firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
352     common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
353     (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
354     .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
355     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
356     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
357     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
358     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
359     .Sp
360     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
361     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
362     requires authentication.
363     .Sp
364     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
365     configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
366     server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
367     .Sp
368     To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
369     config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
370     on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
371     .Sp
372     If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
373     enabled on all hosts.
374     .Sp
375     Example:
376     .Sp
377     .Vb 3
378 pcg 1.20 \& http\-proxy\-host = proxy.example.com
379     \& http\-proxy\-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
380     \& http\-proxy\-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
381 pcg 1.7 .Ve
382     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
383     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
384     The port where your proxy server listens.
385     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
386     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
387     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
388     seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
389     currently supported.
390     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
391     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
392     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
393     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
394     every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
395     is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
396     connection is closed.
397     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
398     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
399     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
400     \&\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.
401     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
402     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
403     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
404     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
405     maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
406     this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
407     .Sp
408     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
409     .Sp
410     This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
411     .IP "node = nickname" 4
412     .IX Item "node = nickname"
413     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
414     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
415     argument to the gvpe daemon.
416 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
417     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
418 pcg 1.20 Sets a command (default: none) that should be called whenever a connection
419     is established (even on rekeying operations). Note that node\-up/down
420     scripts will be run asynchronously, but execution is serialised, so there
421     will only ever be one such script running.
422     .Sp
423     In addition to all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following
424     environment variables will be set:
425 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
426     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
427     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
428     The name of the remote node.
429     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
430     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
431     The node id of the remote node.
432     .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
433     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
434     The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote host (gvpe accepts connections from
435     everywhere, as long as the other host can authenticate itself).
436     .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
437     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
438     The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
439     .IP "STATE=UP" 4
440     .IX Item "STATE=UP"
441     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
442     with STATE=DOWN.
443     .RE
444     .RS 4
445     .Sp
446     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
447     mapping in some dns zone:
448     .Sp
449     .Vb 6
450     \& #!/bin/sh
451     \& {
452     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
453     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
454     \& echo
455 pcg 1.20 \& } | nsupdate \-d \-k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
456 pcg 1.1 .Ve
457     .RE
458     .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
459     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
460     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
461     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
462     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
463 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
464     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
465     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
466     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
467     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
468     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
469     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
470     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
471     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
472     .Sp
473     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
474     private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
475     not recommended to use this feature.
476     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
477     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
478     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
479     reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
480 pcg 1.1 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
481     .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
482 pcg 1.20 The following settings are node-specific, that is, every node can have
483 pcg 1.1 different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
484 pcg 1.16 set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
485     set within a node section only apply to the given node.
486     .IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
487     .IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
488     Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
489 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
490     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
491     Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
492     Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
493     overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
494     .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
495     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
496     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
497     try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
498     (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
499 pcg 1.20 \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection when there are outstanding
500     packets in the queue and take it down after the keepalive interval) or
501     \&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad, don't talk to it).
502 pcg 1.16 .IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
503     .IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
504     Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
505     is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
506     \&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
507     networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
508     .Sp
509     Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
510     connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
511     conenctions to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
512     should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
513     node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
514     .Sp
515     The algorithm to check wether a connection may be direct is as follows:
516     .Sp
517     1. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
518     .Sp
519     2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
520     .Sp
521     3. Allow the connection.
522     .Sp
523 pcg 1.17 That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
524 pcg 1.16 .Sp
525     The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
526     connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
527     limitations on one node.
528 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
529     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
530 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
531 pcg 1.7 .Sp
532     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
533     i.e.
534     .Sp
535     .Vb 2
536 pcg 1.20 \& dns\-domainname = tunnel.example.net
537     \& dns\-hostname = tunnel\-server.example.net
538 pcg 1.7 .Ve
539     .Sp
540     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
541     .Sp
542     .Vb 2
543 pcg 1.20 \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel\-server.example.net.
544     \& tunnel\-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
545 pcg 1.7 .Ve
546     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
547     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
548     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
549     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
550     change.
551     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
552     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
553 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.
554     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
555     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
556 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
557     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
558     .Sp
559 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
560 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
561     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
562     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
563     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
564     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
565 pcg 1.8 .Sp
566 pcg 1.10 Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
567     node.
568 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
569     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
570 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
571     .Sp
572 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
573 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
574 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
575     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
576 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
577     .Sp
578 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
579 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
580     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
581 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
582     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
583 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
584     .Sp
585 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
586     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
587 pcg 1.10 protocol is enabled automatically).
588 pcg 1.6 .Sp
589     \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
590     it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
591     default to another default protocol.
592 pcg 1.16 .IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
593     .IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
594     Forces the address of this node to be set to the given dns hostname or ip
595     address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
596     work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
597     then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
598     the connection attempt will fail.
599 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
600     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
601     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
602     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
603     .Sp
604     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
605 pcg 1.20 \&\*(L"ping-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
606 pcg 1.11 \&\*(L"ping\*(R") and \f(CW11\fR (\f(CW\*(C`time\-exceeded\*(C'\fR), but any 8\-bit value can be used.
607 pcg 1.14 .IP "if-up-data = value" 4
608     .IX Item "if-up-data = value"
609     The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
610     script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
611 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
612     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
613     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
614     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
615     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
616     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
617     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
618     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
619 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
620 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
621     be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
622     sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
623     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
624 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
625 pcg 1.20 .IP "max-ttl = seconds" 4
626     .IX Item "max-ttl = seconds"
627     Expire packets that couldn't be sent after this many seconds
628     (default: \f(CW60\fR). Gvpe will normally queue packets for a node without an
629     active connection, in the hope of establishing a connection soon. This
630     value specifies the maximum lifetime a packet will stay in the queue, if a
631     packet gets older, it will be thrown away.
632     .IP "max-queue = positive-number" 4
633     .IX Item "max-queue = positive-number"
634     The maximum number of packets that will be queued (default: \f(CW512\fR)
635     for this node. If more packets are sent then earlier packets will be
636     expired. See \f(CW\*(C`max\-ttl\*(C'\fR, above.
637 pcg 1.8 .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
638     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
639 pcg 1.1 Sets the router priority of the given host (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled). If
640     some host tries to connect to another host without a hostname, it asks
641     the router host for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router host is the one with the
642 pcg 1.2 highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is currently reachable.
643     .Sp
644     Make sure all hosts always connect (\f(CW\*(C`connect = always\*(C'\fR) to the router
645     hosts, otherwise connecting to them might be impossible.
646     .Sp
647     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
648     host, but they will never route through it by default. The value \f(CW0\fR
649     disables routing. The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if
650     required, bump the \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their
651     local config to route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is
652     \&\f(CW0\fR, then routing will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do
653     not use by default\*(R" switch.
654 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
655     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
656     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
657     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
658     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
659     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
660     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
661 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
662     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
663     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
664 pcg 1.20 .IP "" 4
665 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
666 pcg 1.1 The config file.
667 pcg 1.20 .IP "" 4
668 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "if-up"
669 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
670 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
671     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
672 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
673 pcg 1.20 .IP "" 4
674 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "hostkey"
675 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
676 pcg 1.20 .IP "" 4
677 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
678 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
679     .SH "SEE ALSO"
680     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
681     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
682     .SH "AUTHOR"
683     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
684 pcg 1.15 Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>