--- gvpe/doc/gvpe.conf.5	2005/01/10 19:21:06	1.3
+++ gvpe/doc/gvpe.conf.5	2007/03/29 17:35:20	1.19
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.14
+.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.32
 .\"
 .\" Standard preamble:
 .\" ========================================================================
@@ -129,13 +129,12 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
-.TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2004-12-04" "1.7" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet"
+.TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2007-01-31" "2.01" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet"
 .SH "NAME"
 gvpe.conf \- configuration file for the GNU VPE daemon
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
 .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
-.Vb 4
-\&   enable-udp = yes
+.Vb 3
 \&   udp-port = 407
 \&   mtu = 1492
 \&   ifname = vpn0
@@ -161,8 +160,8 @@
 The gvpe config file consists of a series of lines that contain \f(CW\*(C`variable
 = value\*(C'\fR pairs. Empty lines are ignored. Comments start with a \f(CW\*(C`#\*(C'\fR and
 extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
-after any directives. Spaces are allowed before or after the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or
-after values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
+after any directives. Whitespace is allowed around the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or after
+values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
 .PP
 The only exception to the above is the \*(L"on\*(R" directive that can prefix any
 \&\f(CW\*(C`name = value\*(C'\fR setting and will only \*(L"execute\*(R" it on the named node, or
@@ -197,122 +196,128 @@
 is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
 values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
 the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
-.IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
-.IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
-Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
-\&\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.
-.IP "node = nickname" 4
-.IX Item "node = nickname"
-Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
-used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
-argument to the gvpe daemon.
-.IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
-.IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
-Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
-(default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
-be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
-use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
-\&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
-.Sp
-Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
-private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
-not recommended to use this feature.
-.IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
-.IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
-Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
-stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
-problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
-if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
-the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
-device.
-.IP "ifname = devname" 4
-.IX Item "ifname = devname"
-Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
-and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
-.IP "rekey = seconds" 4
-.IX Item "rekey = seconds"
-Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
-reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
-.IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
-.IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
-Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
-many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
-every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end.  If no reply
-is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
-connection is closed.
-.IP "mtu = bytes" 4
-.IX Item "mtu = bytes"
-Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
-the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
-maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
-this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
-.Sp
-Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
-.Sp
-This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
-.IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
-.IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
-Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
-global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
-there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
-instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
-other programs.
+.IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
+.IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
+The dns server to forward dns requests to for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol
+(default: \f(CW127.0.0.1\fR, changing it is highly recommended).
+.IP "dns-forw-port = port-number" 4
+.IX Item "dns-forw-port = port-number"
+The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
+which is fine in most cases).
+.IP "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests" 4
+.IX Item "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests"
+The maximum number of outstanding \s-1DNS\s0 transport requests
+(default: \f(CW100\fR). \s-1GVPE\s0 will never issue more requests then the given
+limit without receiving replies. In heavily overloaded situations it might
+help to set this to a low number (e.g. \f(CW3\fR or even \f(CW1\fR) to limit the
+number of parallel requests.
+.Sp
+The default should be working ok for most links.
+.IP "dns-overlap-factor = float" 4
+.IX Item "dns-overlap-factor = float"
+The \s-1DNS\s0 transport uses the minimum request latency (\fBmin_latency\fR) seen
+during a connection as it's timing base. This factor (default: \f(CW0.5\fR,
+must be > 0) is multiplied by \fBmin_latency\fR to get the maximum sending
+rate (= minimum send interval), i.e. a factor of \f(CW1\fR means that a new
+request might be generated every \fBmin_latency\fR seconds, which means on
+average there should only ever be one outstanding request.  A factor of
+\&\f(CW0.5\fR means that \s-1GVPE\s0 will send requests twice as often as the minimum
+latency measured.
+.Sp
+For congested or picky dns forwarders you could use a value nearer to or
+exceeding \f(CW1\fR.
+.Sp
+The default should be working ok for most links.
+.IP "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds" 4
+.IX Item "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds"
+The minimum send interval (= maximum rate) that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport will
+use to send new \s-1DNS\s0 requests. \s-1GVPE\s0 will not exceed this rate even when
+the latency is very low. The default is \f(CW0.01\fR, which means \s-1GVPE\s0 will
+not send more than 100 \s-1DNS\s0 requests per connection per second. For
+high-bandwidth links you could go lower, e.g. to \f(CW0.001\fR or so. For
+congested or rate-limited links, you might want to go higher, say \f(CW0.1\fR,
+\&\f(CW0.2\fR or even higher.
+.Sp
+The default should be working ok for most links.
+.IP "dns-timeout-factor = float" 4
+.IX Item "dns-timeout-factor = float"
+Factor to multiply the \f(CW\*(C`min_latency\*(C'\fR (see \f(CW\*(C`dns\-overlap\-factor\*(C'\fR) by to
+get request timeouts. The default of \f(CW8\fR means that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
+will resend the request when no reply has been received for longer than
+eight times the minimum (= expected) latency, assuming the request or
+reply has been lost.
+.Sp
+For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If
+the link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work
+nicely. Values near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
 .Sp
-The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
-firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
-common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
-(\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
+The default should be working ok for most links but will result in low
+throughput if packet loss is high.
 .IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
 .IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
 Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
 network interface is initialized (but not neccessarily up). The following
-environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples):
+environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
+.Sp
+Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
 .RS 4
 .IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
 .IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
 The configuration base directory.
 .IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
 .IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
-The interface to initialize.
+The network interface to initialize.
+.IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
+.IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
+.PD 0
+.IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
+.IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
+.PD
+The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
+\&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
+select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
 .IP "MTU=1436" 4
 .IX Item "MTU=1436"
 The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
 consistently on all hosts), but this is usually ineffective.
+.IP "NODES=5" 4
+.IX Item "NODES=5"
+The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.Sp
+Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
+running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
+.IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
+.IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
+The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
 .IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
 .IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
-The \s-1MAC\s0 address to set the interface to. The script *must* set the
-interface \s-1MAC\s0 to this value. You will most likely use one of these:
-.Sp
-.Vb 2
-\&   ip link set $IFNAME address $MAC mtu $MTU up # GNU/Linux
-\&   ifconfig $IFNAME ether $MAC mtu $MTU up      # FreeBSD
-.Ve
+The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
 .Sp
-Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for platform-specific information.
-.IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
-.IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
-.PD 0
-.IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
-.IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
-.PD
-The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the os
-name in lowercase) that this gvpe was configured for. Can be used to select
-the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
+Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
+do this automatically.  Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for
+platform-specific information.
 .IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
 .IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
-The nickname of the current node, as passed to the gvpe daemon.
+The nickname of the node.
 .IP "NODEID=1" 4
 .IX Item "NODEID=1"
-The numerical node id of the current node. The first node mentioned in the
-config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
+The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
+node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
 .RE
 .RS 4
 .Sp
+In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
+available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
+node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
+the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
+.Sp
 Here is a simple if-up script:
 .Sp
 .Vb 5
 \&   #!/bin/sh
-\&   ip link set $IFNAME address $MAC mtu $MTU up
+\&   ip link set $IFNAME up
 \&   [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
 \&   [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
 \&   ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
@@ -321,11 +326,97 @@
 More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
 found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
 .RE
+.IP "ifname = devname" 4
+.IX Item "ifname = devname"
+Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
+and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
+.IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
+.IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
+stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
+problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
+if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
+the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
+device.
+.IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
+.IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
+Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
+global option because all hosts must use the same protocol, and since
+there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
+instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
+other programs.
+.Sp
+The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
+firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
+common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
+(\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
+.IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
+.IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
+The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
+compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
+tcp connections through a http proxy server.
+.Sp
+\&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
+port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
+requires authentication.
+.Sp
+Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
+configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
+server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
+.Sp
+To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
+config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
+on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
+.Sp
+If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
+enabled on all hosts.
+.Sp
+Example:
+.Sp
+.Vb 3
+\&   http-proxy-host = proxy.example.com
+\&   http-proxy-port = 3128       # 8080 is another common choice
+\&   http-proxy-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
+.Ve
+.IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
+.IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
+The port where your proxy server listens.
+.IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
+.IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
+The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
+seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
+currently supported.
+.IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
+.IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
+Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
+many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
+every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end.  If no reply
+is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
+connection is closed.
+.IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
+.IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
+Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
+\&\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.
+.IP "mtu = bytes" 4
+.IX Item "mtu = bytes"
+Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
+the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
+maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
+this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
+.Sp
+Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
+.Sp
+This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all hosts.
+.IP "node = nickname" 4
+.IX Item "node = nickname"
+Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
+used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
+argument to the gvpe daemon.
 .IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
 .IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
 Sets a command (default: no script) that should be called whenever a
-connection is established (even on rekeying operations). In addition
-to the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following environment
+connection is established (even on rekeying operations). In addition to
+all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following environment
 variables will be set:
 .RS 4
 .IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
@@ -363,80 +454,172 @@
 .IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
 .IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
 Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
-.IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
-.IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
-The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
-compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
-tcp connections through a http proxy server.
-.Sp
-\&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
-port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
-requires authentication.
-.Sp
-Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
-configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
-server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
-.Sp
-To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
-config file and make sure your routers (or all other hosts) are listening
-on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
-.Sp
-If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
-enabled on all hosts.
-.Sp
-Example:
-.Sp
-.Vb 3
-\&   http-proxy-host = proxy.example.com
-\&   http-proxy-port = 3128       # 8080 is another common choice
-\&   http-proxy-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
-.Ve
-.IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
-.IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
-The port where your proxy server listens.
-.IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
-.IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
-The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
-seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
-currently supported.
 .IP "pid-file = path" 4
 .IX Item "pid-file = path"
-The path to the pid file to check and create (Default:
+The path to the pid file to check and create
+(default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
+.IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
+.IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
+Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
+(default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
+be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
+use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
+\&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
+.Sp
+Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
+private key file should be kept secret per-host to avoid spoofings, it is
+not recommended to use this feature.
+.IP "rekey = seconds" 4
+.IX Item "rekey = seconds"
+Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
+reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
 .Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
 .IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
 The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
 different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
-executed before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
-executed within a node section only apply to the given node.
-.IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
-.IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
-Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
-officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
-.IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
-.IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
-Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
+set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
+set within a node section only apply to the given node.
+.IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
+.IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
+Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
+.IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
+.IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
+Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
+overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
+.IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
+.IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
+Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
+try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
+(never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
+\&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection on the first packet sent, and
+take it down after the keepalive interval) or \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad,
+don't talk to it).
+.IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
+.IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
+Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
+is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
+\&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
+networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
+.Sp
+Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
+connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
+conenctions to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
+should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
+node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
+.Sp
+The algorithm to check wether a connection may be direct is as follows:
+.Sp
+1. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
+.Sp
+2. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
+.Sp
+3. Allow the connection.
+.Sp
+That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
+.Sp
+The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
+connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
+limitations on one node.
+.IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
+.IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
+The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
+.Sp
+The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
+i.e.
+.Sp
+.Vb 2
+\&   dns-domainname = tunnel.example.net
+\&   dns-hostname   = tunnel-server.example.net
+.Ve
+.Sp
+Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
+.Sp
+.Vb 2
+\&   tunnel.example.net.         NS tunnel-server.example.net.
+\&   tunnel-server.example.net.  A  13.13.13.13
+.Ve
+.IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
+.IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
+The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
+but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
+change.
+.IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
+.IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
+The port to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to. Must be \f(CW53\fR on \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel servers.
+.IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
+.IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
+protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
+.Sp
+Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
+client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
+was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
+.IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
+.IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
+.Sp
+Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
+node.
 .IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
 .IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
-Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
-(default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). This is the best choice, since the overhead per packet
-is only 38 bytes, as opposed to \s-1UDP\s0's 58 (or \s-1TCP\s0's 60+).
-.IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
-.IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
-Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR,
-but this will change!). This is a good general choice since \s-1UDP\s0 tunnels
-well through many firewalls.
+See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
 .Sp
-\&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR even though it is the default, as
-some future version will have all protocols disabled by default.
+Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
+(default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
 .IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
 .IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
+.Sp
 Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
-(default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this horribly unsuitable protocol is only
-available when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option. Never
-use this transport unless you really must, it is horribly ineffiecent and
-resource-intensive compared to the other transports.
-.IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>2" 4
-.IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>2"
+(default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
+when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
+.IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
+.IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
+.Sp
+Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
+unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
+protocol is enabled automatically).
+.Sp
+\&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
+it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
+default to another default protocol.
+.IP "hostname = hostname | ip    [can not be defaulted]" 4
+.IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip    [can not be defaulted]"
+Forces the address of this node to be set to the given dns hostname or ip
+address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
+work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
+then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
+the connection attempt will fail.
+.IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
+.IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
+Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
+via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
+.Sp
+The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
+\&\*(L"ping\-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
+\&\*(L"ping\*(R") and \f(CW11\fR (\f(CW\*(C`time\-exceeded\*(C'\fR), but any 8\-bit value can be used.
+.IP "if-up-data = value" 4
+.IX Item "if-up-data = value"
+The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
+script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
+.IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
+.IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
+Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
+sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
+outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
+to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
+.IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
+.IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
+The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
+retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
+be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
+sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
+connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
+assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
+.IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
+.IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
 Sets the router priority of the given host (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled). If
 some host tries to connect to another host without a hostname, it asks
 the router host for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router host is the one with the
@@ -452,54 +635,34 @@
 local config to route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is
 \&\f(CW0\fR, then routing will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do
 not use by default\*(R" switch.
-.IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
-.IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
-Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
-try to establish and keep a connection to the given host), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
-(never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
-\&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection on the first packet sent, and
-take it down after the keepalive interval) or \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad,
-don't talk to it).
-.IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
-.IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
-Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
-sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
-outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
-to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
-.IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
-.IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
-Wether to compress data packets sent to this host (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
-Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
-overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
-.IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
-.IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
-The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW28800\fR, 8 hours) between
-retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
-be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
-sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
-connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
-assure quick reconnections.
+.IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
+.IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
+Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
+.IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
+.IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
+Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
+officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
 .SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
 .IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
 The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
-.IP "gvpe.conf" 4
-.IX Item "gvpe.conf"
+.IP "\(bu" 4
+.IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
 The config file.
-.IP "if-up" 4
-.IX Item "if-up"
+.IP "\(bu" 4
+.IX Xref "if-up"
 The if-up script
-.IP "node\-up, node-down" 4
-.IX Item "node-up, node-down"
+.IP "," 4
+.IX Xref "node-up node-down"
 If used the node up or node-down scripts.
-.IP "hostkey" 4
-.IX Item "hostkey"
+.IP "\(bu" 4
+.IX Xref "hostkey"
 The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
-.IP "pubkey/nodename" 4
-.IX Item "pubkey/nodename"
+.IP "\(bu" 4
+.IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
 The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
 \&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 .IX Header "AUTHOR"
-Marc Lehmann <gvpe@plan9.de>
+Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>