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131     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132 pcg 1.21 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2008-08-10" "2.2" "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 1.20 \& udp\-port = 407
139 pcg 1.1 \& mtu = 1492
140     \& ifname = vpn0
141 pcg 1.21 .Ve
142     .PP
143     .Vb 2
144 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch1
145     \& hostname = 1.2.3.4
146 pcg 1.21 .Ve
147     .PP
148     .Vb 3
149 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch2
150     \& hostname = www.example.net
151 pcg 1.20 \& udp\-port = 500 # this host uses a different udp\-port
152 pcg 1.21 .Ve
153     .PP
154     .Vb 2
155 pcg 1.1 \& 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 pcg 1.21 and must be the same on all nodes. It is not uncommon for node sections to
187 pcg 1.1 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 pcg 1.21 consistently on all nodes), but this is usually either inefficient or
283     simply 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 pcg 1.21 global option because all nodes must use the same protocol, and since
346 pcg 1.7 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 pcg 1.21 config file and make sure your routers (or all other nodes) are listening
370 pcg 1.7 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 pcg 1.21 enabled on all nodes.
374 pcg 1.7 .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 pcg 1.21 This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all nodes.
411 pcg 1.7 .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 pcg 1.21 The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote node (gvpe accepts connections from
435     everywhere, as long as the other node can authenticate itself).
436 pcg 1.1 .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 pcg 1.21 private key file should be kept secret per-node to avoid spoofings, it is
475 pcg 1.7 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 1.21 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 pcg 1.21 Wether to compress data packets sent to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
492 pcg 1.7 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 pcg 1.21 try to establish and keep a connection to the given node), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
498 pcg 1.7 (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 1.21 .Sp
503     Routers will automatically be forced to \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR unless they are
504     \&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR, to ensure all nodes can talk to each other.
505 pcg 1.16 .IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
506     .IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
507     Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
508     is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
509     \&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
510     networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
511     .Sp
512     Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
513     connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
514     conenctions to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
515     should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
516     node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
517     .Sp
518     The algorithm to check wether a connection may be direct is as follows:
519     .Sp
520     1. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
521     .Sp
522     2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
523     .Sp
524     3. Allow the connection.
525     .Sp
526 pcg 1.17 That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
527 pcg 1.16 .Sp
528     The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
529     connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
530     limitations on one node.
531 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
532     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
533 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
534 pcg 1.7 .Sp
535     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
536     i.e.
537     .Sp
538     .Vb 2
539 pcg 1.20 \& dns\-domainname = tunnel.example.net
540     \& dns\-hostname = tunnel\-server.example.net
541 pcg 1.7 .Ve
542     .Sp
543     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
544     .Sp
545     .Vb 2
546 pcg 1.20 \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel\-server.example.net.
547     \& tunnel\-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
548 pcg 1.7 .Ve
549     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
550     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
551     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
552     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
553     change.
554     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
555     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
556 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.
557     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
558     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
559 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
560     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
561     .Sp
562 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
563 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
564     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
565     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
566     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
567     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
568 pcg 1.8 .Sp
569 pcg 1.10 Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
570     node.
571 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
572     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
573 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
574     .Sp
575 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
576 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
577 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
578     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
579 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
580     .Sp
581 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
582 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
583     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
584 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
585     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
586 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
587     .Sp
588 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
589     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
590 pcg 1.10 protocol is enabled automatically).
591 pcg 1.6 .Sp
592     \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
593     it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
594     default to another default protocol.
595 pcg 1.16 .IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
596     .IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
597     Forces the address of this node to be set to the given dns hostname or ip
598     address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
599     work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
600     then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
601     the connection attempt will fail.
602 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
603     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
604     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
605     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
606     .Sp
607     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
608 pcg 1.21 \&\*(L"ping\-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
609 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.
610 pcg 1.14 .IP "if-up-data = value" 4
611     .IX Item "if-up-data = value"
612     The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
613     script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
614 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
615     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
616     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
617     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
618     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
619     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
620     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
621     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
622 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
623 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
624     be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
625     sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
626     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
627 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
628 pcg 1.20 .IP "max-ttl = seconds" 4
629     .IX Item "max-ttl = seconds"
630     Expire packets that couldn't be sent after this many seconds
631     (default: \f(CW60\fR). Gvpe will normally queue packets for a node without an
632     active connection, in the hope of establishing a connection soon. This
633     value specifies the maximum lifetime a packet will stay in the queue, if a
634     packet gets older, it will be thrown away.
635 pcg 1.21 .IP "max-queue = positive\-number>=1" 4
636     .IX Item "max-queue = positive-number>=1"
637 pcg 1.20 The maximum number of packets that will be queued (default: \f(CW512\fR)
638     for this node. If more packets are sent then earlier packets will be
639     expired. See \f(CW\*(C`max\-ttl\*(C'\fR, above.
640 pcg 1.8 .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
641     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
642 pcg 1.21 Sets the router priority of the given node (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled).
643 pcg 1.2 .Sp
644 pcg 1.21 If some node tries to connect to another node but it doesn't have a
645     hostname, it asks a router node for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router node
646     chosen is the one with the highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is
647     currently reachable. This is called a \fImediated\fR connection, as the
648     connection itself will still be direct, but it uses another node to
649     mediate between the two nodes.
650     .Sp
651     The value \f(CW0\fR disables routing, that means if the node receives a packet
652     not for itself it will not forward it but instead drop it.
653 pcg 1.2 .Sp
654     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
655 pcg 1.21 host, but they will never route through it by default (i.e. the config
656     file of another node needs to specify a router priority higher than one
657     to choose such a node for routing).
658     .Sp
659     The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if required, bump the
660     \&\f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their local config to
661     route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is \f(CW0\fR, then routing
662     will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do not use by default\*(R"
663     switch.
664     .Sp
665     Nodes with \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR set to \f(CW2\fR or higher will always be forced
666     to \f(CW\*(C`connect\*(C'\fR = \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (unless they are \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR).
667 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
668     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
669     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
670     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
671     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
672     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
673     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
674 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
675     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
676     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
677 pcg 1.21 .IP "\(bu" 4
678 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
679 pcg 1.1 The config file.
680 pcg 1.21 .IP "\(bu" 4
681 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "if-up"
682 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
683 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
684     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
685 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
686 pcg 1.21 .IP "\(bu" 4
687 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "hostkey"
688 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
689 pcg 1.21 .IP "\(bu" 4
690 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
691 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
692     .SH "SEE ALSO"
693     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
694     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
695     .SH "AUTHOR"
696     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
697 pcg 1.15 Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>