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131     .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132 pcg 1.9 .TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2005-03-14" "1.8" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet"
133 pcg 1.1 .SH "NAME"
134     gvpe.conf \- configuration file for the GNU VPE daemon
135     .SH "SYNOPSIS"
136     .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137 pcg 1.6 .Vb 3
138 pcg 1.1 \& udp-port = 407
139     \& mtu = 1492
140     \& ifname = vpn0
141     .Ve
142     .PP
143     .Vb 2
144     \& node = branch1
145     \& hostname = 1.2.3.4
146     .Ve
147     .PP
148     .Vb 3
149     \& node = branch2
150     \& hostname = www.example.net
151     \& udp-port = 500 # this host uses a different udp-port
152     .Ve
153     .PP
154     .Vb 2
155     \& node = branch3
156     \& connect = ondemand
157     .Ve
158     .SH "DESCRIPTION"
159     .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
160     The gvpe config file consists of a series of lines that contain \f(CW\*(C`variable
161     = value\*(C'\fR pairs. Empty lines are ignored. Comments start with a \f(CW\*(C`#\*(C'\fR and
162     extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
163     after any directives. Spaces are allowed before or after the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or
164     after values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
165     .PP
166     The only exception to the above is the \*(L"on\*(R" directive that can prefix any
167     \&\f(CW\*(C`name = value\*(C'\fR setting and will only \*(L"execute\*(R" it on the named node, or
168     (if the nodename starts with \*(L"!\*(R") on all nodes except the named one.
169     .PP
170     .Vb 3
171     \& name = value
172     \& on branch1 loglevel = noise
173     \& on !branch2 connect = ondemand
174     .Ve
175     .PP
176     All settings are executed \*(L"in order\*(R", that is, later settings of the same
177     variable overwrite earlier ones.
178     .SH "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
179     .IX Header "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
180     Usually, a config file starts with global settings (like the udp port to
181     listen on), followed by node-specific sections that begin with a \f(CW\*(C`node =
182     nickname\*(C'\fR line.
183     .PP
184     Every node that is part of the network must have a section that starts
185     with \f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR. The number and order of the nodes is important
186     and must be the same on all hosts. It is not uncommon for node sections to
187     be completely empty \- if the default values are right.
188     .PP
189     Node-specific settings can be used at any time. If used before the first
190     node section they will set the default values for all following nodes.
191     .SH "CONFIG VARIABLES"
192     .IX Header "CONFIG VARIABLES"
193     .Sh "\s-1GLOBAL\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
194     .IX Subsection "GLOBAL SETTINGS"
195     Global settings will affect the behaviour of the running gvpe daemon, that
196     is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
197     values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
198     the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
199 pcg 1.7 .IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
200     .IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
201     The dns server to forward dns requests to for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol
202     (default: \f(CW127.0.0.1\fR, changing it is highly recommended).
203     .IP "dns-forw-port = port-number" 4
204     .IX Item "dns-forw-port = port-number"
205     The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
206     which is fine in most cases).
207 pcg 1.1 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
208     .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
209     Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
210     network interface is initialized (but not neccessarily up). The following
211     environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples):
212     .RS 4
213     .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
214     .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
215     The configuration base directory.
216     .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
217     .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
218     The interface to initialize.
219     .IP "MTU=1436" 4
220     .IX Item "MTU=1436"
221     The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
222     consistently on all hosts), but this is usually ineffective.
223     .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
224     .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
225     The \s-1MAC\s0 address to set the interface to. The script *must* set the
226     interface \s-1MAC\s0 to this value. You will most likely use one of these:
227     .Sp
228     .Vb 2
229     \& ip link set $IFNAME address $MAC mtu $MTU up # GNU/Linux
230     \& ifconfig $IFNAME ether $MAC mtu $MTU up # FreeBSD
231     .Ve
232     .Sp
233     Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for platform-specific information.
234     .IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
235     .IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
236     .PD 0
237     .IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
238     .IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
239     .PD
240     The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the os
241     name in lowercase) that this gvpe was configured for. Can be used to select
242     the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
243     .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
244     .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
245     The nickname of the current node, as passed to the gvpe daemon.
246     .IP "NODEID=1" 4
247     .IX Item "NODEID=1"
248     The numerical node id of the current node. The first node mentioned in the
249     config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
250     .RE
251     .RS 4
252     .Sp
253     Here is a simple if-up script:
254     .Sp
255     .Vb 5
256     \& #!/bin/sh
257     \& ip link set $IFNAME address $MAC mtu $MTU up
258     \& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
259     \& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
260     \& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
261     .Ve
262     .Sp
263     More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
264     found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
265     .RE
266 pcg 1.7 .IP "ifname = devname" 4
267     .IX Item "ifname = devname"
268     Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
269     and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
270     .IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
271     .IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
272     Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
273     stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
274     problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
275     if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
276     the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
277     device.
278     .IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
279     .IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
280     Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
281     global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
282     there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
283     instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
284     other programs.
285     .Sp
286     The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
287     firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
288     common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
289     (\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
290     .IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
291     .IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
292     The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
293     compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
294     tcp connections through a http proxy server.
295     .Sp
296     \&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
297     port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
298     requires authentication.
299     .Sp
300     Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
301     configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
302     server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
303     .Sp
304     To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
305     config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
306     on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
307     .Sp
308     If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
309     enabled on all hosts.
310     .Sp
311     Example:
312     .Sp
313     .Vb 3
314     \& http-proxy-host = proxy.example.com
315     \& http-proxy-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
316     \& http-proxy-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
317     .Ve
318     .IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
319     .IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
320     The port where your proxy server listens.
321     .IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
322     .IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
323     The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
324     seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
325     currently supported.
326     .IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
327     .IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
328     Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
329     many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
330     every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
331     is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
332     connection is closed.
333     .IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
334     .IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
335     Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
336     \&\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.
337     .IP "mtu = bytes" 4
338     .IX Item "mtu = bytes"
339     Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
340     the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
341     maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
342     this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
343     .Sp
344     Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
345     .Sp
346     This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
347     .IP "node = nickname" 4
348     .IX Item "node = nickname"
349     Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
350     used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
351     argument to the gvpe daemon.
352 pcg 1.1 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
353     .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
354     Sets a command (default: no script) that should be called whenever a
355     connection is established (even on rekeying operations). In addition
356     to the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following environment
357     variables will be set:
358     .RS 4
359     .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
360     .IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
361     The name of the remote node.
362     .IP "DESTID=2" 4
363     .IX Item "DESTID=2"
364     The node id of the remote node.
365     .IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
366     .IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
367     The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote host (gvpe accepts connections from
368     everywhere, as long as the other host can authenticate itself).
369     .IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
370     .IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
371     The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
372     .IP "STATE=UP" 4
373     .IX Item "STATE=UP"
374     Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
375     with STATE=DOWN.
376     .RE
377     .RS 4
378     .Sp
379     Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
380     mapping in some dns zone:
381     .Sp
382     .Vb 6
383     \& #!/bin/sh
384     \& {
385     \& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
386     \& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
387     \& echo
388     \& } | nsupdate -d -k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
389     .Ve
390     .RE
391     .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
392     .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
393     Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
394     .IP "pid-file = path" 4
395     .IX Item "pid-file = path"
396 pcg 1.7 The path to the pid file to check and create
397     (default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
398     .IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
399     .IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
400     Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
401     (default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
402     be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
403     use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
404     \&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
405     .Sp
406     Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
407     private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
408     not recommended to use this feature.
409     .IP "rekey = seconds" 4
410     .IX Item "rekey = seconds"
411     Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
412     reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
413 pcg 1.1 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
414     .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
415     The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
416     different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
417     executed before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
418     executed within a node section only apply to the given node.
419 pcg 1.7 .IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
420     .IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
421     Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
422     Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
423     overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
424     .IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
425     .IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
426     Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
427     try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
428     (never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
429     \&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection on the first packet sent, and
430     take it down after the keepalive interval) or \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad,
431     don't talk to it).
432     .IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
433     .IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
434 pcg 1.8 The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
435 pcg 1.7 .Sp
436     The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
437     i.e.
438     .Sp
439     .Vb 2
440     \& dns-domainname = tunnel.example.net
441     \& dns-hostname = tunnel-server.example.net
442     .Ve
443     .Sp
444     Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
445     .Sp
446     .Vb 2
447     \& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel-server.example.net.
448     \& tunnel-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
449     .Ve
450     .IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
451     .IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
452     The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
453     but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
454     change.
455     .IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
456     .IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
457 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.
458     .IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
459     .IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
460     Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
461     client (only available when gvpe was compiled with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR).
462     .Sp
463 pcg 1.9 \&\fB\s-1WARNING:\s0\fR Parsing and generating \s-1DNS\s0 packets is rather tricky. The code
464     almost certainly contains buffer overflows and other, likely exploitable,
465     bugs. You have been warned.
466     .Sp
467 pcg 1.8 This is the worst choice of transport protocol with respect to overhead
468 pcg 1.9 (overhead can be 2\-3 times higher than the transferred data), and probably
469 pcg 1.8 the best choice when tunneling through firewalls.
470 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
471     .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
472     Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
473 pcg 1.8 (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). This is the best choice, since the minimum overhead per
474     packet is only 38 bytes, as opposed to \s-1UDP\s0's 58 (or \s-1TCP\s0's 60+).
475 pcg 1.7 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
476     .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
477     Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
478     (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this horribly unsuitable protocol is only
479     available when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option. Never
480 pcg 1.8 use this transport unless you really must, it is very inefficient and
481     resource-intensive compared to the other transports (except for \s-1DNS\s0, which
482     is worse).
483 pcg 1.1 .IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
484     .IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
485 pcg 1.6 Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
486     unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
487     protocol is enabled automatically). This is a good general choice since
488     \&\s-1UDP\s0 tunnels well through many firewalls.
489     .Sp
490     \&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
491     it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
492     default to another default protocol.
493 pcg 1.7 .IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
494     .IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
495     Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
496     sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
497     outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
498     to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
499     .IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
500     .IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
501 pcg 1.8 The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
502 pcg 1.7 retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
503     be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
504     sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
505     connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
506 pcg 1.8 assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
507     .IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
508     .IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
509 pcg 1.1 Sets the router priority of the given host (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled). If
510     some host tries to connect to another host without a hostname, it asks
511     the router host for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router host is the one with the
512 pcg 1.2 highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is currently reachable.
513     .Sp
514     Make sure all hosts always connect (\f(CW\*(C`connect = always\*(C'\fR) to the router
515     hosts, otherwise connecting to them might be impossible.
516     .Sp
517     The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
518     host, but they will never route through it by default. The value \f(CW0\fR
519     disables routing. The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if
520     required, bump the \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their
521     local config to route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is
522     \&\f(CW0\fR, then routing will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do
523     not use by default\*(R" switch.
524 pcg 1.7 .IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
525     .IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
526     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
527     .IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
528     .IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
529     Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
530     officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
531 pcg 1.1 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
532     .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
533     The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
534 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
535     .IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
536 pcg 1.1 The config file.
537 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
538     .IX Xref "if-up"
539 pcg 1.1 The if-up script
540 pcg 1.4 .IP "," 4
541     .IX Xref "node-up node-down"
542 pcg 1.1 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
543 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
544     .IX Xref "hostkey"
545 pcg 1.1 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
546 pcg 1.4 .IP "\(bu" 4
547     .IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
548 pcg 1.1 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
549     .SH "SEE ALSO"
550     .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
551     \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
552     .SH "AUTHOR"
553     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
554     Marc Lehmann <gvpe@plan9.de>