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134     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
135 pcg 1.22 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2008-09-01" "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 1.22 .Vb 4
145     \& # global options for all nodes
146 pcg 1.20 \& udp\-port = 407
147 pcg 1.1 \& mtu = 1492
148     \& ifname = vpn0
149 pcg 1.22 \&
150     \& # first node is named branch1 and is at 1.2.3.4
151 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch1
152     \& hostname = 1.2.3.4
153 pcg 1.22 \&
154     \& # second node uses dns to resolve the address
155 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch2
156     \& hostname = www.example.net
157 pcg 1.20 \& udp\-port = 500 # this host uses a different udp\-port
158 pcg 1.22 \&
159     \& # third node has no fixed ip address
160 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch3
161     \& connect = ondemand
162     .Ve
163     .SH "DESCRIPTION"
164     .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
165     The gvpe config file consists of a series of lines that contain \f(CW\*(C`variable
166     = value\*(C'\fR pairs. Empty lines are ignored. Comments start with a \f(CW\*(C`#\*(C'\fR and
167     extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
168 pcg 1.14 after any directives. Whitespace is allowed around the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or after
169     values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
170 pcg 1.1 .PP
171     The only exception to the above is the \*(L"on\*(R" directive that can prefix any
172     \&\f(CW\*(C`name = value\*(C'\fR setting and will only \*(L"execute\*(R" it on the named node, or
173     (if the nodename starts with \*(L"!\*(R") on all nodes except the named one.
174     .PP
175 pcg 1.22 For example, set the \s-1MTU\s0 to \f(CW1450\fR everywhere, loglevel to \f(CW\*(C`noise\*(C'\fR on
176     branch1, and connect to \f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR everywhere but on branch2:
177     .PP
178 pcg 1.1 .Vb 3
179 pcg 1.22 \& mtu = 1450
180 pcg 1.1 \& on branch1 loglevel = noise
181     \& on !branch2 connect = ondemand
182     .Ve
183     .PP
184 pcg 1.22 All settings are applied \*(L"in order\*(R", that is, later settings of the same
185 pcg 1.1 variable overwrite earlier ones.
186     .SH "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
187     .IX Header "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
188 pcg 1.22 Usually, a config file starts with a few global settings (like the \s-1UDP\s0
189     port to listen on), followed by node-specific sections that begin with a
190     \&\f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR line.
191 pcg 1.1 .PP
192     Every node that is part of the network must have a section that starts
193     with \f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR. The number and order of the nodes is important
194 pcg 1.21 and must be the same on all nodes. It is not uncommon for node sections to
195 pcg 1.1 be completely empty \- if the default values are right.
196     .PP
197     Node-specific settings can be used at any time. If used before the first
198     node section they will set the default values for all following nodes.
199     .SH "CONFIG VARIABLES"
200     .IX Header "CONFIG VARIABLES"
201     .Sh "\s-1GLOBAL\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
202     .IX Subsection "GLOBAL SETTINGS"
203     Global settings will affect the behaviour of the running gvpe daemon, that
204     is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
205     values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
206     the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
207 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
208     .IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
209 pcg 1.22 The \s-1DNS\s0 server to forward \s-1DNS\s0 requests to for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol
210 pcg 1.7 (default: \f(CW127.0.0.1\fR, changing it is highly recommended).
211     .IP "dns-forw-port = port-number" 4
212     .IX Item "dns-forw-port = port-number"
213     The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
214     which is fine in most cases).
215 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests" 4
216     .IX Item "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests"
217     The maximum number of outstanding \s-1DNS\s0 transport requests
218     (default: \f(CW100\fR). \s-1GVPE\s0 will never issue more requests then the given
219     limit without receiving replies. In heavily overloaded situations it might
220     help to set this to a low number (e.g. \f(CW3\fR or even \f(CW1\fR) to limit the
221     number of parallel requests.
222     .Sp
223 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links.
224 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-overlap-factor = float" 4
225     .IX Item "dns-overlap-factor = float"
226     The \s-1DNS\s0 transport uses the minimum request latency (\fBmin_latency\fR) seen
227     during a connection as it's timing base. This factor (default: \f(CW0.5\fR,
228     must be > 0) is multiplied by \fBmin_latency\fR to get the maximum sending
229     rate (= minimum send interval), i.e. a factor of \f(CW1\fR means that a new
230     request might be generated every \fBmin_latency\fR seconds, which means on
231     average there should only ever be one outstanding request. A factor of
232     \&\f(CW0.5\fR means that \s-1GVPE\s0 will send requests twice as often as the minimum
233     latency measured.
234     .Sp
235 pcg 1.22 For congested or picky \s-1DNS\s0 forwarders you could use a value nearer to or
236 pcg 1.12 exceeding \f(CW1\fR.
237     .Sp
238 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links.
239 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds" 4
240     .IX Item "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds"
241     The minimum send interval (= maximum rate) that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport will
242     use to send new \s-1DNS\s0 requests. \s-1GVPE\s0 will not exceed this rate even when
243     the latency is very low. The default is \f(CW0.01\fR, which means \s-1GVPE\s0 will
244     not send more than 100 \s-1DNS\s0 requests per connection per second. For
245     high-bandwidth links you could go lower, e.g. to \f(CW0.001\fR or so. For
246     congested or rate-limited links, you might want to go higher, say \f(CW0.1\fR,
247     \&\f(CW0.2\fR or even higher.
248     .Sp
249 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links.
250 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-timeout-factor = float" 4
251     .IX Item "dns-timeout-factor = float"
252     Factor to multiply the \f(CW\*(C`min_latency\*(C'\fR (see \f(CW\*(C`dns\-overlap\-factor\*(C'\fR) by to
253     get request timeouts. The default of \f(CW8\fR means that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
254     will resend the request when no reply has been received for longer than
255     eight times the minimum (= expected) latency, assuming the request or
256     reply has been lost.
257     .Sp
258 pcg 1.18 For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If
259     the link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work
260     nicely. Values near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
261 pcg 1.12 .Sp
262 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links but will result in low
263 pcg 1.18 throughput if packet loss is high.
264 pcg 1.1 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
265     .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
266     Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
267 pcg 1.22 network interface is initialized (but not necessarily up). The following
268 pcg 1.14 environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
269     .Sp
270     Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
271 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
272     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
273     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
274     The configuration base directory.
275     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
276     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
277 pcg 1.14 The network interface to initialize.
278     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
279     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
280     .PD 0
281     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
282     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
283     .PD
284     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
285     \&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
286     select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
287 pcg 1.1 .IP "MTU=1436" 4
288     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
289     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
290 pcg 1.21 consistently on all nodes), but this is usually either inefficient or
291     simply ineffective.
292 pcg 1.14 .IP "NODES=5" 4
293     .IX Item "NODES=5"
294     The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
295     .RE
296     .RS 4
297     .Sp
298     Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
299     running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
300     .IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
301     .IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
302     The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
303 pcg 1.1 .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
304     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
305 pcg 1.14 The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
306 pcg 1.1 .Sp
307 pcg 1.14 Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
308 pcg 1.22 do this automatically. Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR man page for
309 pcg 1.14 platform-specific information.
310 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
311     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
312 pcg 1.14 The nickname of the node.
313 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODEID=1" 4
314     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
315 pcg 1.14 The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
316     node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
317 pcg 1.1 .RE
318     .RS 4
319     .Sp
320 pcg 1.14 In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
321     available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
322     node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
323     the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
324     .Sp
325 pcg 1.1 Here is a simple if-up script:
326     .Sp
327     .Vb 5
328     \& #!/bin/sh
329 pcg 1.14 \& ip link set $IFNAME up
330 pcg 1.1 \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
331     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
332     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
333     .Ve
334     .Sp
335 pcg 1.22 More complicated examples (using routing to reduce \s-1ARP\s0 traffic) can be
336     found in the \fIetc/\fR subdirectory of the distribution.
337 pcg 1.1 .RE
338 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
339     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
340     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
341     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
342     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
343     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
344     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
345     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
346     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
347     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
348     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
349     device.
350     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
351     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
352     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
353 pcg 1.21 global option because all nodes must use the same protocol, and since
354 pcg 1.7 there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
355     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
356     other programs.
357     .Sp
358 pcg 1.22 The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling
359     through firewalls (but note that gvpe's rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0
360     compatible). Other common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4
361     (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98 (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
362 pcg 1.7 .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
363     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
364     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
365     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
366     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
367     .Sp
368     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
369     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
370     requires authentication.
371     .Sp
372     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
373 pcg 1.22 configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a \s-1DNS\s0
374 pcg 1.7 server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
375     .Sp
376 pcg 1.22 To make best use of this option disable all protocols except \s-1TCP\s0 in your
377 pcg 1.21 config file and make sure your routers (or all other nodes) are listening
378 pcg 1.7 on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
379     .Sp
380 pcg 1.22 If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise \s-1TCP\s0 must be
381 pcg 1.21 enabled on all nodes.
382 pcg 1.7 .Sp
383     Example:
384     .Sp
385     .Vb 3
386 pcg 1.20 \& http\-proxy\-host = proxy.example.com
387     \& http\-proxy\-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
388     \& http\-proxy\-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
389 pcg 1.7 .Ve
390     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
391     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
392     The port where your proxy server listens.
393     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
394     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
395     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
396 pcg 1.22 separated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
397 pcg 1.7 currently supported.
398     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
399     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
400     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
401     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
402 pcg 1.22 every 3 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
403     is received within 15 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
404 pcg 1.7 connection is closed.
405     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
406     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
407     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
408     \&\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.
409     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
410     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
411     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
412     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
413 pcg 1.22 maximum overhead (e.g. \s-1UDP\s0 header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
414 pcg 1.7 this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
415     .Sp
416     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
417     .Sp
418 pcg 1.22 This value must be the minimum of the \s-1MTU\s0 values of all nodes.
419 pcg 1.7 .IP "node = nickname" 4
420     .IX Item "node = nickname"
421     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
422     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
423     argument to the gvpe daemon.
424 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
425     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
426 pcg 1.20 Sets a command (default: none) that should be called whenever a connection
427     is established (even on rekeying operations). Note that node\-up/down
428     scripts will be run asynchronously, but execution is serialised, so there
429     will only ever be one such script running.
430     .Sp
431     In addition to all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following
432     environment variables will be set:
433 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
434     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
435     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
436     The name of the remote node.
437     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
438     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
439     The node id of the remote node.
440     .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
441     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
442 pcg 1.21 The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote node (gvpe accepts connections from
443     everywhere, as long as the other node can authenticate itself).
444 pcg 1.1 .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
445     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
446     The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
447     .IP "STATE=UP" 4
448     .IX Item "STATE=UP"
449     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
450     with STATE=DOWN.
451     .RE
452     .RS 4
453     .Sp
454     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
455 pcg 1.22 mapping in some \s-1DNS\s0 zone:
456 pcg 1.1 .Sp
457     .Vb 6
458     \& #!/bin/sh
459     \& {
460     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
461     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
462     \& echo
463 pcg 1.20 \& } | nsupdate \-d \-k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
464 pcg 1.1 .Ve
465     .RE
466     .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
467     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
468     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
469     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
470     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
471 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
472     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
473     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
474     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
475     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
476     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
477     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
478     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
479     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
480     .Sp
481     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
482 pcg 1.22 private key file should be kept secret per-node to avoid spoofing, it is
483 pcg 1.7 not recommended to use this feature.
484     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
485     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
486     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
487 pcg 1.22 reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds, making them use a new encryption
488     key.
489 pcg 1.1 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
490     .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
491 pcg 1.22 The following settings are node-specific, that is, every node can have
492 pcg 1.1 different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
493 pcg 1.16 set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
494     set within a node section only apply to the given node.
495     .IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
496     .IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
497     Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
498 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
499     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
500 pcg 1.21 Wether to compress data packets sent to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
501 pcg 1.7 Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
502 pcg 1.22 overhead at all, so enabling this is often a good idea.
503 pcg 1.7 .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
504     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
505     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
506 pcg 1.21 try to establish and keep a connection to the given node), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
507 pcg 1.7 (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
508 pcg 1.20 \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection when there are outstanding
509     packets in the queue and take it down after the keepalive interval) or
510     \&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad, don't talk to it).
511 pcg 1.21 .Sp
512     Routers will automatically be forced to \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR unless they are
513     \&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR, to ensure all nodes can talk to each other.
514 pcg 1.16 .IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
515     .IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
516     Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
517     is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
518     \&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
519     networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
520     .Sp
521     Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
522     connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
523 pcg 1.22 connections to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
524 pcg 1.16 should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
525     node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
526     .Sp
527 pcg 1.22 The algorithm to check whether a connection may be direct is as follows:
528 pcg 1.16 .Sp
529 pcg 1.22 1. Other node mentioned in an \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
530 pcg 1.16 .Sp
531     2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
532     .Sp
533     3. Allow the connection.
534     .Sp
535 pcg 1.17 That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
536 pcg 1.16 .Sp
537     The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
538     connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
539     limitations on one node.
540 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
541     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
542 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
543 pcg 1.7 .Sp
544     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
545     i.e.
546     .Sp
547     .Vb 2
548 pcg 1.20 \& dns\-domainname = tunnel.example.net
549     \& dns\-hostname = tunnel\-server.example.net
550 pcg 1.7 .Ve
551     .Sp
552     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
553     .Sp
554     .Vb 2
555 pcg 1.20 \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel\-server.example.net.
556     \& tunnel\-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
557 pcg 1.7 .Ve
558     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
559     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
560     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
561     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
562     change.
563     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
564     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
565 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.
566     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
567     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
568 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
569     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
570     .Sp
571 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
572 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
573     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
574     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
575     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
576     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
577 pcg 1.8 .Sp
578 pcg 1.22 Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using \s-1ICMP\s0 packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
579 pcg 1.10 node.
580 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
581     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
582 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
583     .Sp
584 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
585 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
586 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
587     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
588 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
589     .Sp
590 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
591 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
592     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
593 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
594     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
595 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
596     .Sp
597 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
598     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
599 pcg 1.10 protocol is enabled automatically).
600 pcg 1.6 .Sp
601 pcg 1.22 \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want to use it even though
602 pcg 1.6 it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
603     default to another default protocol.
604 pcg 1.16 .IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
605     .IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
606 pcg 1.22 Forces the address of this node to be set to the given \s-1DNS\s0 hostname or \s-1IP\s0
607 pcg 1.16 address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
608     work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
609     then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
610     the connection attempt will fail.
611 pcg 1.22 .Sp
612     Note that \s-1DNS\s0 resolving is done synchronously, pausing the daemon. If that
613     is an issue you need to specify \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
614 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
615     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
616     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
617     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
618     .Sp
619     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
620 pcg 1.22 \&\*(L"ping-reply\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
621 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.
622 pcg 1.14 .IP "if-up-data = value" 4
623     .IX Item "if-up-data = value"
624     The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
625     script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
626 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
627     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
628     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
629     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
630     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
631     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
632     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
633     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
634 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
635 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
636 pcg 1.22 be established, gvpe uses exponential back-off capped at this value. It's
637 pcg 1.7 sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
638     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
639 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
640 pcg 1.20 .IP "max-ttl = seconds" 4
641     .IX Item "max-ttl = seconds"
642     Expire packets that couldn't be sent after this many seconds
643     (default: \f(CW60\fR). Gvpe will normally queue packets for a node without an
644     active connection, in the hope of establishing a connection soon. This
645     value specifies the maximum lifetime a packet will stay in the queue, if a
646     packet gets older, it will be thrown away.
647 pcg 1.21 .IP "max-queue = positive\-number>=1" 4
648     .IX Item "max-queue = positive-number>=1"
649 pcg 1.20 The maximum number of packets that will be queued (default: \f(CW512\fR)
650     for this node. If more packets are sent then earlier packets will be
651     expired. See \f(CW\*(C`max\-ttl\*(C'\fR, above.
652 pcg 1.8 .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
653     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
654 pcg 1.21 Sets the router priority of the given node (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled).
655 pcg 1.2 .Sp
656 pcg 1.21 If some node tries to connect to another node but it doesn't have a
657     hostname, it asks a router node for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router node
658     chosen is the one with the highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is
659     currently reachable. This is called a \fImediated\fR connection, as the
660     connection itself will still be direct, but it uses another node to
661     mediate between the two nodes.
662     .Sp
663     The value \f(CW0\fR disables routing, that means if the node receives a packet
664     not for itself it will not forward it but instead drop it.
665 pcg 1.2 .Sp
666     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
667 pcg 1.21 host, but they will never route through it by default (i.e. the config
668     file of another node needs to specify a router priority higher than one
669     to choose such a node for routing).
670     .Sp
671     The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if required, bump the
672     \&\f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their local config to
673     route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is \f(CW0\fR, then routing
674     will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do not use by default\*(R"
675     switch.
676     .Sp
677     Nodes with \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR set to \f(CW2\fR or higher will always be forced
678     to \f(CW\*(C`connect\*(C'\fR = \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (unless they are \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR).
679 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
680     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
681     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
682     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
683     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
684     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
685     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
686 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
687     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
688     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
689 pcg 1.22 .IP "" 4
690 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
691 pcg 1.1 The config file.
692 pcg 1.22 .IP "" 4
693 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "if-up"
694 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
695 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
696     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
697 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
698 pcg 1.22 .IP "" 4
699 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "hostkey"
700 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
701 pcg 1.22 .IP "" 4
702 pcg 1.4 .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
703 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
704     .SH "SEE ALSO"
705     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
706     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
707     .SH "AUTHOR"
708     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
709 pcg 1.15 Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>