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131     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132 root 1.28 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2011-02-15" "2.24" "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 1.22 .Vb 4
138     \& # global options for all nodes
139 pcg 1.20 \& udp\-port = 407
140 pcg 1.1 \& mtu = 1492
141     \& ifname = vpn0
142 root 1.28 .Ve
143     .PP
144     .Vb 3
145 pcg 1.22 \& # first node is named branch1 and is at 1.2.3.4
146 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch1
147     \& hostname = 1.2.3.4
148 root 1.28 .Ve
149     .PP
150     .Vb 4
151 pcg 1.22 \& # second node uses dns to resolve the address
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 root 1.28 .Ve
156     .PP
157     .Vb 3
158 pcg 1.22 \& # third node has no fixed ip address
159 pcg 1.1 \& node = branch3
160     \& connect = ondemand
161     .Ve
162     .SH "DESCRIPTION"
163     .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
164     The gvpe config file consists of a series of lines that contain \f(CW\*(C`variable
165     = value\*(C'\fR pairs. Empty lines are ignored. Comments start with a \f(CW\*(C`#\*(C'\fR and
166     extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
167 pcg 1.14 after any directives. Whitespace is allowed around the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or after
168     values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
169 pcg 1.1 .PP
170     The only exception to the above is the \*(L"on\*(R" directive that can prefix any
171     \&\f(CW\*(C`name = value\*(C'\fR setting and will only \*(L"execute\*(R" it on the named node, or
172     (if the nodename starts with \*(L"!\*(R") on all nodes except the named one.
173     .PP
174 pcg 1.22 For example, set the \s-1MTU\s0 to \f(CW1450\fR everywhere, loglevel to \f(CW\*(C`noise\*(C'\fR on
175     branch1, and connect to \f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR everywhere but on branch2:
176     .PP
177 pcg 1.1 .Vb 3
178 pcg 1.22 \& mtu = 1450
179 pcg 1.1 \& on branch1 loglevel = noise
180     \& on !branch2 connect = ondemand
181     .Ve
182     .PP
183 pcg 1.22 All settings are applied \*(L"in order\*(R", that is, later settings of the same
184 pcg 1.1 variable overwrite earlier ones.
185     .SH "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
186     .IX Header "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
187 pcg 1.22 Usually, a config file starts with a few global settings (like the \s-1UDP\s0
188     port to listen on), followed by node-specific sections that begin with a
189     \&\f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR line.
190 pcg 1.1 .PP
191     Every node that is part of the network must have a section that starts
192     with \f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR. The number and order of the nodes is important
193 pcg 1.21 and must be the same on all nodes. It is not uncommon for node sections to
194 pcg 1.1 be completely empty \- if the default values are right.
195     .PP
196     Node-specific settings can be used at any time. If used before the first
197     node section they will set the default values for all following nodes.
198     .SH "CONFIG VARIABLES"
199     .IX Header "CONFIG VARIABLES"
200 root 1.28 .Sh "\s-1GLOBAL\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
201 pcg 1.1 .IX Subsection "GLOBAL SETTINGS"
202     Global settings will affect the behaviour of the running gvpe daemon, that
203     is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
204     values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
205     the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
206 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
207     .IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
208 pcg 1.22 The \s-1DNS\s0 server to forward \s-1DNS\s0 requests to for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol
209 pcg 1.7 (default: \f(CW127.0.0.1\fR, changing it is highly recommended).
210     .IP "dns-forw-port = port-number" 4
211     .IX Item "dns-forw-port = port-number"
212     The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
213     which is fine in most cases).
214 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests" 4
215     .IX Item "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests"
216     The maximum number of outstanding \s-1DNS\s0 transport requests
217     (default: \f(CW100\fR). \s-1GVPE\s0 will never issue more requests then the given
218     limit without receiving replies. In heavily overloaded situations it might
219     help to set this to a low number (e.g. \f(CW3\fR or even \f(CW1\fR) to limit the
220     number of parallel requests.
221     .Sp
222 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links.
223 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-overlap-factor = float" 4
224     .IX Item "dns-overlap-factor = float"
225     The \s-1DNS\s0 transport uses the minimum request latency (\fBmin_latency\fR) seen
226     during a connection as it's timing base. This factor (default: \f(CW0.5\fR,
227     must be > 0) is multiplied by \fBmin_latency\fR to get the maximum sending
228     rate (= minimum send interval), i.e. a factor of \f(CW1\fR means that a new
229     request might be generated every \fBmin_latency\fR seconds, which means on
230     average there should only ever be one outstanding request. A factor of
231     \&\f(CW0.5\fR means that \s-1GVPE\s0 will send requests twice as often as the minimum
232     latency measured.
233     .Sp
234 pcg 1.22 For congested or picky \s-1DNS\s0 forwarders you could use a value nearer to or
235 pcg 1.12 exceeding \f(CW1\fR.
236     .Sp
237 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links.
238 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds" 4
239     .IX Item "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds"
240     The minimum send interval (= maximum rate) that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport will
241     use to send new \s-1DNS\s0 requests. \s-1GVPE\s0 will not exceed this rate even when
242     the latency is very low. The default is \f(CW0.01\fR, which means \s-1GVPE\s0 will
243     not send more than 100 \s-1DNS\s0 requests per connection per second. For
244     high-bandwidth links you could go lower, e.g. to \f(CW0.001\fR or so. For
245     congested or rate-limited links, you might want to go higher, say \f(CW0.1\fR,
246     \&\f(CW0.2\fR or even higher.
247     .Sp
248 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links.
249 pcg 1.12 .IP "dns-timeout-factor = float" 4
250     .IX Item "dns-timeout-factor = float"
251     Factor to multiply the \f(CW\*(C`min_latency\*(C'\fR (see \f(CW\*(C`dns\-overlap\-factor\*(C'\fR) by to
252     get request timeouts. The default of \f(CW8\fR means that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
253     will resend the request when no reply has been received for longer than
254     eight times the minimum (= expected) latency, assuming the request or
255     reply has been lost.
256     .Sp
257 pcg 1.18 For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If
258     the link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work
259     nicely. Values near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
260 pcg 1.12 .Sp
261 pcg 1.22 The default should be working \s-1OK\s0 for most links but will result in low
262 pcg 1.18 throughput if packet loss is high.
263 pcg 1.1 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
264     .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
265     Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
266 pcg 1.22 network interface is initialized (but not necessarily up). The following
267 pcg 1.14 environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
268     .Sp
269     Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
270 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
271     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
272     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
273     The configuration base directory.
274     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
275     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
276 pcg 1.14 The network interface to initialize.
277     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
278     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
279     .PD 0
280     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
281     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
282     .PD
283     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
284     \&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
285     select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
286 pcg 1.1 .IP "MTU=1436" 4
287     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
288     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
289 pcg 1.21 consistently on all nodes), but this is usually either inefficient or
290     simply ineffective.
291 pcg 1.14 .IP "NODES=5" 4
292     .IX Item "NODES=5"
293     The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
294     .RE
295     .RS 4
296     .Sp
297     Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
298     running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
299     .IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
300     .IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
301     The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
302 pcg 1.1 .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
303     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
304 pcg 1.14 The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
305 pcg 1.1 .Sp
306 pcg 1.14 Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
307 pcg 1.22 do this automatically. Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR man page for
308 pcg 1.14 platform-specific information.
309 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
310     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
311 pcg 1.14 The nickname of the node.
312 pcg 1.1 .IP "NODEID=1" 4
313     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
314 pcg 1.14 The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
315     node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
316 pcg 1.1 .RE
317     .RS 4
318     .Sp
319 pcg 1.14 In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
320     available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
321     node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
322     the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
323     .Sp
324 pcg 1.1 Here is a simple if-up script:
325     .Sp
326     .Vb 5
327     \& #!/bin/sh
328 pcg 1.14 \& ip link set $IFNAME up
329 pcg 1.1 \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
330     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
331     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
332     .Ve
333     .Sp
334 pcg 1.22 More complicated examples (using routing to reduce \s-1ARP\s0 traffic) can be
335     found in the \fIetc/\fR subdirectory of the distribution.
336 pcg 1.1 .RE
337 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
338     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
339     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
340     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
341     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
342     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
343     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
344     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
345     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
346     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
347     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
348     device.
349     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
350     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
351     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
352 pcg 1.21 global option because all nodes must use the same protocol, and since
353 pcg 1.7 there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
354     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
355     other programs.
356     .Sp
357 pcg 1.22 The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling
358     through firewalls (but note that gvpe's rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0
359     compatible). Other common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4
360 root 1.26 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98 (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241).
361     .Sp
362     Many versions of Linux seem to have a bug that causes them to reorder
363     packets for some ip protocols (\s-1GRE\s0, \s-1ESP\s0) but not for others (\s-1AH\s0), so
364     choose wisely (that is, use 51, \s-1AH\s0).
365 pcg 1.7 .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
366     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
367     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
368     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
369     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
370     .Sp
371     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
372     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
373     requires authentication.
374     .Sp
375     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
376 pcg 1.22 configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a \s-1DNS\s0
377 pcg 1.7 server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
378     .Sp
379 pcg 1.22 To make best use of this option disable all protocols except \s-1TCP\s0 in your
380 pcg 1.21 config file and make sure your routers (or all other nodes) are listening
381 pcg 1.7 on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
382     .Sp
383 pcg 1.22 If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise \s-1TCP\s0 must be
384 pcg 1.21 enabled on all nodes.
385 pcg 1.7 .Sp
386     Example:
387     .Sp
388     .Vb 3
389 pcg 1.20 \& http\-proxy\-host = proxy.example.com
390     \& http\-proxy\-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
391     \& http\-proxy\-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
392 pcg 1.7 .Ve
393     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
394     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
395     The port where your proxy server listens.
396     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
397     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
398     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
399 pcg 1.22 separated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
400 pcg 1.7 currently supported.
401     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
402     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
403     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
404     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
405 pcg 1.22 every 3 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
406     is received within 15 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
407 pcg 1.7 connection is closed.
408     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
409     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
410     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
411     \&\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.
412     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
413     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
414     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
415     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
416 pcg 1.22 maximum overhead (e.g. \s-1UDP\s0 header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
417 pcg 1.7 this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
418     .Sp
419     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
420     .Sp
421 pcg 1.22 This value must be the minimum of the \s-1MTU\s0 values of all nodes.
422 pcg 1.7 .IP "node = nickname" 4
423     .IX Item "node = nickname"
424     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
425     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
426     argument to the gvpe daemon.
427 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
428     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
429 pcg 1.20 Sets a command (default: none) that should be called whenever a connection
430     is established (even on rekeying operations). Note that node\-up/down
431     scripts will be run asynchronously, but execution is serialised, so there
432     will only ever be one such script running.
433     .Sp
434     In addition to all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following
435 pcg 1.25 environment variables will be set (values are just examples):
436 pcg 1.1 .RS 4
437     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
438     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
439     The name of the remote node.
440     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
441     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
442     The node id of the remote node.
443 pcg 1.25 .IP "DESTSI=rawip/88.99.77.55:0" 4
444     .IX Item "DESTSI=rawip/88.99.77.55:0"
445     The \*(L"socket info\*(R" of the target node, protocol dependent but usually in
446     the format protocol/ip:port.
447 pcg 1.1 .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
448     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
449 pcg 1.21 The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote node (gvpe accepts connections from
450     everywhere, as long as the other node can authenticate itself).
451 pcg 1.1 .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
452     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
453 pcg 1.25 The protocol port used by the other side, if applicable.
454     .IP "STATE=up" 4
455     .IX Item "STATE=up"
456     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=up, node-change scripts get called
457     with STATE=change and node-down scripts get called with STATE=down.
458 pcg 1.1 .RE
459     .RS 4
460     .Sp
461     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
462 pcg 1.22 mapping in some \s-1DNS\s0 zone:
463 pcg 1.1 .Sp
464     .Vb 6
465     \& #!/bin/sh
466     \& {
467     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
468     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
469     \& echo
470 pcg 1.20 \& } | nsupdate \-d \-k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
471 pcg 1.1 .Ve
472     .RE
473 pcg 1.25 .IP "node-change = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
474     .IX Item "node-change = relative-or-absolute-path"
475     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-change\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever something about a
476     connection changes (such as the source \s-1IP\s0 address).
477 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
478     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
479     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
480     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
481     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
482 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
483     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
484     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
485     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
486     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
487     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
488     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
489     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
490     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
491     .Sp
492     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
493 pcg 1.22 private key file should be kept secret per-node to avoid spoofing, it is
494 pcg 1.7 not recommended to use this feature.
495     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
496     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
497     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
498 pcg 1.22 reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds, making them use a new encryption
499     key.
500 pcg 1.24 .IP "nfmark = integer" 4
501     .IX Item "nfmark = integer"
502     This advanced option, when set to a nonzero value (default: \f(CW0\fR), tries
503     to set the netfilter mark (or fwmark) value on all sockets gvpe uses to
504     send packets.
505     .Sp
506     This can be used to make gvpe use a different set of routing rules. For
507     example, on GNU/Linux, the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR could set \f(CW\*(C`nfmark\*(C'\fR to 1000 and then
508     put all routing rules into table \f(CW99\fR and then use an ip rule to make
509     gvpe traffic avoid that routing table, in effect routing normal traffic
510     via gvpe and gvpe traffic via the normal system routing tables:
511     .Sp
512     .Vb 1
513     \& ip rule add not fwmark 1000 lookup 99
514     .Ve
515 root 1.28 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
516 pcg 1.1 .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
517 root 1.28 The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
518 pcg 1.1 different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
519 pcg 1.16 set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
520     set within a node section only apply to the given node.
521     .IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
522     .IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
523     Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
524 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
525     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
526 root 1.27 For the current node, this specified whether it will accept compressed
527     packets, and for all other nodes, this specifies whether to try to
528     compress data packets sent to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). Compression is
529     really cheap even on slow computers, has no size overhead at all and will
530     only be used when the other side supports compression, so enabling this is
531     often a good idea.
532 pcg 1.7 .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
533     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
534     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
535 pcg 1.21 try to establish and keep a connection to the given node), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
536 pcg 1.7 (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
537 pcg 1.20 \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection when there are outstanding
538     packets in the queue and take it down after the keepalive interval) or
539     \&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad, don't talk to it).
540 pcg 1.21 .Sp
541     Routers will automatically be forced to \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR unless they are
542     \&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR, to ensure all nodes can talk to each other.
543 pcg 1.16 .IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
544     .IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
545     Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
546     is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
547     \&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
548     networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
549     .Sp
550     Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
551     connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
552 pcg 1.22 connections to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
553 pcg 1.16 should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
554     node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
555     .Sp
556 pcg 1.22 The algorithm to check whether a connection may be direct is as follows:
557 pcg 1.16 .Sp
558 pcg 1.22 1. Other node mentioned in an \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
559 pcg 1.16 .Sp
560     2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
561     .Sp
562     3. Allow the connection.
563     .Sp
564 pcg 1.17 That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
565 pcg 1.16 .Sp
566     The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
567     connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
568     limitations on one node.
569 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
570     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
571 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
572 pcg 1.7 .Sp
573     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
574     i.e.
575     .Sp
576     .Vb 2
577 pcg 1.20 \& dns\-domainname = tunnel.example.net
578     \& dns\-hostname = tunnel\-server.example.net
579 pcg 1.7 .Ve
580     .Sp
581     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
582     .Sp
583     .Vb 2
584 pcg 1.20 \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel\-server.example.net.
585     \& tunnel\-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
586 pcg 1.7 .Ve
587     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
588     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
589     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
590     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
591     change.
592     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
593     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
594 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.
595     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
596     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
597 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
598     protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
599     .Sp
600 pcg 1.8 Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
601 pcg 1.10 client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
602     was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
603     .IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
604     .IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
605     See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
606 pcg 1.8 .Sp
607 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
608 pcg 1.10 node.
609 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
610     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
611 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
612     .Sp
613 pcg 1.1 Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
614 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
615 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
616     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
617 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
618     .Sp
619 pcg 1.7 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
620 pcg 1.10 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
621     when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
622 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
623     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
624 pcg 1.10 See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
625     .Sp
626 root 1.28 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
627 pcg 1.16 .IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
628     .IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
629 pcg 1.22 Forces the address of this node to be set to the given \s-1DNS\s0 hostname or \s-1IP\s0
630 pcg 1.16 address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
631     work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
632     then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
633     the connection attempt will fail.
634 pcg 1.22 .Sp
635     Note that \s-1DNS\s0 resolving is done synchronously, pausing the daemon. If that
636     is an issue you need to specify \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
637 pcg 1.11 .IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
638     .IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
639     Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
640     via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
641     .Sp
642     The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
643 root 1.28 \&\*(L"ping\-reply\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
644 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.
645 pcg 1.14 .IP "if-up-data = value" 4
646     .IX Item "if-up-data = value"
647     The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
648     script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
649 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
650     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
651 root 1.27 Whether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
652 pcg 1.7 sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
653     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
654     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
655     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
656     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
657 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
658 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
659 pcg 1.22 be established, gvpe uses exponential back-off capped at this value. It's
660 pcg 1.7 sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
661     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
662 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
663 pcg 1.20 .IP "max-ttl = seconds" 4
664     .IX Item "max-ttl = seconds"
665     Expire packets that couldn't be sent after this many seconds
666     (default: \f(CW60\fR). Gvpe will normally queue packets for a node without an
667     active connection, in the hope of establishing a connection soon. This
668     value specifies the maximum lifetime a packet will stay in the queue, if a
669     packet gets older, it will be thrown away.
670 pcg 1.21 .IP "max-queue = positive\-number>=1" 4
671     .IX Item "max-queue = positive-number>=1"
672 pcg 1.20 The maximum number of packets that will be queued (default: \f(CW512\fR)
673     for this node. If more packets are sent then earlier packets will be
674     expired. See \f(CW\*(C`max\-ttl\*(C'\fR, above.
675 pcg 1.8 .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
676     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
677 pcg 1.21 Sets the router priority of the given node (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled).
678 pcg 1.2 .Sp
679 pcg 1.21 If some node tries to connect to another node but it doesn't have a
680     hostname, it asks a router node for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router node
681     chosen is the one with the highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is
682     currently reachable. This is called a \fImediated\fR connection, as the
683     connection itself will still be direct, but it uses another node to
684     mediate between the two nodes.
685     .Sp
686     The value \f(CW0\fR disables routing, that means if the node receives a packet
687     not for itself it will not forward it but instead drop it.
688 pcg 1.2 .Sp
689     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
690 pcg 1.21 host, but they will never route through it by default (i.e. the config
691     file of another node needs to specify a router priority higher than one
692     to choose such a node for routing).
693     .Sp
694     The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if required, bump the
695     \&\f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their local config to
696     route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is \f(CW0\fR, then routing
697     will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do not use by default\*(R"
698     switch.
699     .Sp
700     Nodes with \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR set to \f(CW2\fR or higher will always be forced
701     to \f(CW\*(C`connect\*(C'\fR = \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (unless they are \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR).
702 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
703     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
704     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
705     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
706     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
707     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
708     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
709 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
710     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
711     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
712 pcg 1.23 .IP "gvpe.conf" 4
713     .IX Item "gvpe.conf"
714 pcg 1.1 The config file.
715 pcg 1.23 .IP "if-up" 4
716     .IX Item "if-up"
717 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
718 root 1.28 .IP "node\-up, node-down" 4
719 pcg 1.23 .IX Item "node-up, node-down"
720 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
721 pcg 1.23 .IP "hostkey" 4
722     .IX Item "hostkey"
723 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
724 pcg 1.23 .IP "pubkey/nodename" 4
725     .IX Item "pubkey/nodename"
726 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
727     .SH "SEE ALSO"
728     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
729     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
730     .SH "AUTHOR"
731     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
732 pcg 1.15 Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>