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129.\" ========================================================================
130.\"
131.IX Title "GVPE.CONF 5"
132.TH GVPE.CONF 5 "2008-08-10" "2.2" "GNU Virtual Private Ethernet"
133.SH "NAME"
134gvpe.conf \- configuration file for the GNU VPE daemon
135.SH "SYNOPSIS"
136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137.Vb 3
138\& 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"
160The 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
162extend to the end of the line. They can be used on their own lines, or
163after any directives. Whitespace is allowed around the \f(CW\*(C`=\*(C'\fR sign or after
164values, but not within the variable names or values themselves.
165.PP
166The 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
176All settings are executed \*(L"in order\*(R", that is, later settings of the same
177variable overwrite earlier ones.
178.SH "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
179.IX Header "ANATOMY OF A CONFIG FILE"
180Usually, a config file starts with global settings (like the udp port to
181listen on), followed by node-specific sections that begin with a \f(CW\*(C`node =
182nickname\*(C'\fR line.
183.PP
184Every node that is part of the network must have a section that starts
185with \f(CW\*(C`node = nickname\*(C'\fR. The number and order of the nodes is important
186and must be the same on all nodes. It is not uncommon for node sections to
187be completely empty \- if the default values are right.
188.PP
189Node-specific settings can be used at any time. If used before the first
190node 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"
195Global settings will affect the behaviour of the running gvpe daemon, that
196is, they are in some sense node-specific (config files can set different
197values on different nodes using \f(CW\*(C`on\*(C'\fR), but will affect the behaviour of
198the gvpe daemon and all connections it creates.
199.IP "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip" 4
200.IX Item "dns-forw-host = hostname/ip"
201The 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"
205The port where the \f(CW\*(C`dns\-forw\-host\*(C'\fR is to be contacted (default: \f(CW53\fR,
206which is fine in most cases).
207.IP "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests" 4
208.IX Item "dns-max-outstanding = integer-number-of-requests"
209The maximum number of outstanding \s-1DNS\s0 transport requests
210(default: \f(CW100\fR). \s-1GVPE\s0 will never issue more requests then the given
211limit without receiving replies. In heavily overloaded situations it might
212help to set this to a low number (e.g. \f(CW3\fR or even \f(CW1\fR) to limit the
213number of parallel requests.
214.Sp
215The default should be working ok for most links.
216.IP "dns-overlap-factor = float" 4
217.IX Item "dns-overlap-factor = float"
218The \s-1DNS\s0 transport uses the minimum request latency (\fBmin_latency\fR) seen
219during a connection as it's timing base. This factor (default: \f(CW0.5\fR,
220must be > 0) is multiplied by \fBmin_latency\fR to get the maximum sending
221rate (= minimum send interval), i.e. a factor of \f(CW1\fR means that a new
222request might be generated every \fBmin_latency\fR seconds, which means on
223average there should only ever be one outstanding request. A factor of
224\&\f(CW0.5\fR means that \s-1GVPE\s0 will send requests twice as often as the minimum
225latency measured.
226.Sp
227For congested or picky dns forwarders you could use a value nearer to or
228exceeding \f(CW1\fR.
229.Sp
230The default should be working ok for most links.
231.IP "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds" 4
232.IX Item "dns-send-interval = send-interval-in-seconds"
233The minimum send interval (= maximum rate) that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport will
234use to send new \s-1DNS\s0 requests. \s-1GVPE\s0 will not exceed this rate even when
235the latency is very low. The default is \f(CW0.01\fR, which means \s-1GVPE\s0 will
236not send more than 100 \s-1DNS\s0 requests per connection per second. For
237high-bandwidth links you could go lower, e.g. to \f(CW0.001\fR or so. For
238congested or rate-limited links, you might want to go higher, say \f(CW0.1\fR,
239\&\f(CW0.2\fR or even higher.
240.Sp
241The default should be working ok for most links.
242.IP "dns-timeout-factor = float" 4
243.IX Item "dns-timeout-factor = float"
244Factor to multiply the \f(CW\*(C`min_latency\*(C'\fR (see \f(CW\*(C`dns\-overlap\-factor\*(C'\fR) by to
245get request timeouts. The default of \f(CW8\fR means that the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
246will resend the request when no reply has been received for longer than
247eight times the minimum (= expected) latency, assuming the request or
248reply has been lost.
249.Sp
250For congested links a higher value might be necessary (e.g. \f(CW30\fR). If
251the link is very stable lower values (e.g. \f(CW2\fR) might work
252nicely. Values near or below \f(CW1\fR makes no sense whatsoever.
253.Sp
254The default should be working ok for most links but will result in low
255throughput if packet loss is high.
256.IP "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
257.IX Item "if-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
258Sets the path of a script that should be called immediately after the
259network interface is initialized (but not neccessarily up). The following
260environment variables are passed to it (the values are just examples).
261.Sp
262Variables that have the same value on all nodes:
263.RS 4
264.IP "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe" 4
265.IX Item "CONFBASE=/etc/gvpe"
266The configuration base directory.
267.IP "IFNAME=vpn0" 4
268.IX Item "IFNAME=vpn0"
269The network interface to initialize.
270.IP "IFTYPE=native # or tincd" 4
271.IX Item "IFTYPE=native # or tincd"
272.PD 0
273.IP "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.." 4
274.IX Item "IFSUBTYPE=linux # or freebsd, darwin etc.."
275.PD
276The interface type (\f(CW\*(C`native\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`tincd\*(C'\fR) and the subtype (usually the
277\&\s-1OS\s0 name in lowercase) that this \s-1GVPE\s0 was configured for. Can be used to
278select the correct syntax to use for network-related commands.
279.IP "MTU=1436" 4
280.IX Item "MTU=1436"
281The \s-1MTU\s0 to set the interface to. You can use lower values (if done
282consistently on all nodes), but this is usually either inefficient or
283simply ineffective.
284.IP "NODES=5" 4
285.IX Item "NODES=5"
286The number of nodes in this \s-1GVPE\s0 network.
287.RE
288.RS 4
289.Sp
290Variables that are node-specific and with values pertaining to the node
291running this \s-1GVPE:\s0
292.IP "IFUPDATA=string" 4
293.IX Item "IFUPDATA=string"
294The value of the configuration directive \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\-data\*(C'\fR.
295.IP "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01" 4
296.IX Item "MAC=fe:fd:80:00:00:01"
297The \s-1MAC\s0 address the network interface has to use.
298.Sp
299Might be used to initialize interfaces on platforms where \s-1GVPE\s0 does not
300do this automatically. Please see the \f(CW\*(C`gvpe.osdep(5)\*(C'\fR manpage for
301platform-specific information.
302.IP "NODENAME=branch1" 4
303.IX Item "NODENAME=branch1"
304The nickname of the node.
305.IP "NODEID=1" 4
306.IX Item "NODEID=1"
307The numerical node \s-1ID\s0 of the node running this instance of \s-1GVPE\s0. The first
308node mentioned in the config file gets \s-1ID\s0 1, the second \s-1ID\s0 2 and so on.
309.RE
310.RS 4
311.Sp
312In addition, all node-specific variables (except \f(CW\*(C`NODEID\*(C'\fR) will be
313available with a postfix of \f(CW\*(C`_nodeid\*(C'\fR, which contains the value for that
314node, e.g. the \f(CW\*(C`MAC_1\*(C'\fR variable contains the \s-1MAC\s0 address of node #1, while
315the \f(CW\*(C`NODENAME_22\*(C'\fR variable contains the name of node #22.
316.Sp
317Here is a simple if-up script:
318.Sp
319.Vb 5
320\& #!/bin/sh
321\& ip link set $IFNAME up
322\& [ $NODENAME = branch1 ] && ip addr add 10.0.0.1 dev $IFNAME
323\& [ $NODENAME = branch2 ] && ip addr add 10.1.0.1 dev $IFNAME
324\& ip route add 10.0.0.0/8 dev $IFNAME
325.Ve
326.Sp
327More complicated examples (using routing to reduce arp traffic) can be
328found in the etc/ subdirectory of the distribution.
329.RE
330.IP "ifname = devname" 4
331.IX Item "ifname = devname"
332Sets the tun interface name to the given name. The default is OS-specific
333and most probably something like \f(CW\*(C`tun0\*(C'\fR.
334.IP "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
335.IX Item "ifpersist = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
336Should the tun/tap device be made persistent, that is, should the device
337stay up even when gvpe exits? Some versions of the tunnel device have
338problems sending packets when gvpe is restarted in persistent mode, so
339if the connections can be established but you cannot send packets from
340the local node, try to set this to \f(CW\*(C`off\*(C'\fR and do an ifconfig down on the
341device.
342.IP "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol" 4
343.IX Item "ip-proto = numerical-ip-protocol"
344Sets the protocol number to be used for the rawip protocol. This is a
345global option because all nodes must use the same protocol, and since
346there are no port numbers, you cannot easily run more than one gvpe
347instance using the same protocol, nor can you share the protocol with
348other programs.
349.Sp
350The default is 47 (\s-1GRE\s0), which has a good chance of tunneling through
351firewalls (but note that the rawip protocol is not \s-1GRE\s0 compatible). Other
352common choices are 50 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1ESP\s0), 51 (\s-1IPSEC\s0, \s-1AH\s0), 4 (\s-1IPIP\s0 tunnels) or 98
353(\s-1ENCAP\s0, rfc1241)
354.IP "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip" 4
355.IX Item "http-proxy-host = hostname/ip"
356The \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-*\*(C'\fR family of options are only available if gvpe was
357compiled with the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-http\-proxy\*(C'\fR option and enable tunneling of
358tcp connections through a http proxy server.
359.Sp
360\&\f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-host\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-port\*(C'\fR should specify the hostname and
361port number of the proxy server. See \f(CW\*(C`http\-proxy\-loginpw\*(C'\fR if your proxy
362requires authentication.
363.Sp
364Please note that gvpe will still try to resolve all hostnames in the
365configuration file, so if you are behind a proxy without access to a dns
366server better use numerical \s-1IP\s0 addresses.
367.Sp
368To make best use of this option disable all protocols except tcp in your
369config file and make sure your routers (or all other nodes) are listening
370on a port that the proxy allows (443, https, is a common choice).
371.Sp
372If you have a router, connecting to it will suffice. Otherwise tcp must be
373enabled on all nodes.
374.Sp
375Example:
376.Sp
377.Vb 3
378\& http\-proxy\-host = proxy.example.com
379\& http\-proxy\-port = 3128 # 8080 is another common choice
380\& http\-proxy\-auth = schmorp:grumbeere
381.Ve
382.IP "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port" 4
383.IX Item "http-proxy-port = proxy-tcp-port"
384The port where your proxy server listens.
385.IP "http-proxy-auth = login:password" 4
386.IX Item "http-proxy-auth = login:password"
387The optional login and password used to authenticate to the proxy server,
388seperated by a literal colon (\f(CW\*(C`:\*(C'\fR). Only basic authentication is
389currently supported.
390.IP "keepalive = seconds" 4
391.IX Item "keepalive = seconds"
392Sets the keepalive probe interval in seconds (default: \f(CW60\fR). After this
393many seconds of inactivity the daemon will start to send keepalive probe
394every 5 seconds until it receives a reply from the other end. If no reply
395is received within 30 seconds, the peer is considered unreachable and the
396connection is closed.
397.IP "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical" 4
398.IX Item "loglevel = noise|trace|debug|info|notice|warn|error|critical"
399Set the logging level. Connection established messages are logged at level
400\&\f(CW\*(C`info\*(C'\fR, notable errors are logged with \f(CW\*(C`error\*(C'\fR. Default is \f(CW\*(C`info\*(C'\fR.
401.IP "mtu = bytes" 4
402.IX Item "mtu = bytes"
403Sets the maximum \s-1MTU\s0 that should be used on outgoing packets (basically
404the \s-1MTU\s0 of the outgoing interface) The daemon will automatically calculate
405maximum overhead (e.g. udp header size, encryption blocksize...) and pass
406this information to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR script.
407.Sp
408Recommended values are 1500 (ethernet), 1492 (pppoe), 1472 (pptp).
409.Sp
410This value must be the minimum of the mtu values of all nodes.
411.IP "node = nickname" 4
412.IX Item "node = nickname"
413Not really a config setting but introduces a node section. The nickname is
414used to select the right configuration section and must be passed as an
415argument to the gvpe daemon.
416.IP "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
417.IX Item "node-up = relative-or-absolute-path"
418Sets a command (default: none) that should be called whenever a connection
419is established (even on rekeying operations). Note that node\-up/down
420scripts will be run asynchronously, but execution is serialised, so there
421will only ever be one such script running.
422.Sp
423In addition to all the variables passed to \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR scripts, the following
424environment variables will be set:
425.RS 4
426.IP "DESTNODE=branch2" 4
427.IX Item "DESTNODE=branch2"
428The name of the remote node.
429.IP "DESTID=2" 4
430.IX Item "DESTID=2"
431The node id of the remote node.
432.IP "DESTIP=188.13.66.8" 4
433.IX Item "DESTIP=188.13.66.8"
434The numerical \s-1IP\s0 address of the remote node (gvpe accepts connections from
435everywhere, as long as the other node can authenticate itself).
436.IP "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated" 4
437.IX Item "DESTPORT=655 # deprecated"
438The \s-1UDP\s0 port used by the other side.
439.IP "STATE=UP" 4
440.IX Item "STATE=UP"
441Node-up scripts get called with STATE=UP, node-down scripts get called
442with STATE=DOWN.
443.RE
444.RS 4
445.Sp
446Here is a nontrivial example that uses nsupdate to update the name => ip
447mapping in some dns zone:
448.Sp
449.Vb 6
450\& #!/bin/sh
451\& {
452\& echo update delete $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. a
453\& echo update add $DESTNODE.lowttl.example.net. 1 in a $DESTIP
454\& echo
455\& } | nsupdate \-d \-k $CONFBASE:key.example.net.
456.Ve
457.RE
458.IP "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path" 4
459.IX Item "node-down = relative-or-absolute-path"
460Same as \f(CW\*(C`node\-up\*(C'\fR, but gets called whenever a connection is lost.
461.IP "pid-file = path" 4
462.IX Item "pid-file = path"
463The path to the pid file to check and create
464(default: \f(CW\*(C`LOCALSTATEDIR/run/gvpe.pid\*(C'\fR).
465.IP "private-key = relative-path-to-key" 4
466.IX Item "private-key = relative-path-to-key"
467Sets the path (relative to the config directory) to the private key
468(default: \f(CW\*(C`hostkey\*(C'\fR). This is a printf format string so every \f(CW\*(C`%\*(C'\fR must
469be doubled. A single \f(CW%s\fR is replaced by the hostname, so you could
470use paths like \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/%s\*(C'\fR to fetch the files at the location where
471\&\f(CW\*(C`gvpectrl\*(C'\fR puts them.
472.Sp
473Since only the private key file of the current node is used and the
474private key file should be kept secret per-node to avoid spoofings, it is
475not recommended to use this feature.
476.IP "rekey = seconds" 4
477.IX Item "rekey = seconds"
478Sets the rekeying interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR). Connections are
479reestablished every \f(CW\*(C`rekey\*(C'\fR seconds.
480.Sh "\s-1NODE\s0 \s-1SPECIFIC\s0 \s-1SETTINGS\s0"
481.IX Subsection "NODE SPECIFIC SETTINGS"
482The following settings are node\-specific, that is, every node can have
483different settings, even within the same gvpe instance. Settings that are
484set before the first node section set the defaults, settings that are
485set within a node section only apply to the given node.
486.IP "allow-direct = nodename" 4
487.IX Item "allow-direct = nodename"
488Allow direct connections to this node. See \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR for more info.
489.IP "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
490.IX Item "compress = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
491Wether to compress data packets sent to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR).
492Compression is really cheap even on slow computers and has no size
493overhead at all, so enabling this is a good idea.
494.IP "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled" 4
495.IX Item "connect = ondemand | never | always | disabled"
496Sets the connect mode (default: \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR). It can be \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (always
497try to establish and keep a connection to the given node), \f(CW\*(C`never\*(C'\fR
498(never initiate a connection to the given host, but accept connections),
499\&\f(CW\*(C`ondemand\*(C'\fR (try to establish a connection when there are outstanding
500packets in the queue and take it down after the keepalive interval) or
501\&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR (node is bad, don't talk to it).
502.Sp
503Routers will automatically be forced to \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR unless they are
504\&\f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR, to ensure all nodes can talk to each other.
505.IP "deny-direct = nodename | *" 4
506.IX Item "deny-direct = nodename | *"
507Deny direct connections to the specified node (or all nodes when \f(CW\*(C`*\*(C'\fR
508is given). Only one node can be specified, but you can use multiple
509\&\f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR statements. This only makes sense in
510networks with routers, as routers are required for indirect connections.
511.Sp
512Sometimes, a node cannot reach some other nodes for reasons of network
513connectivity. For example, a node behind a firewall that only allows
514conenctions to/from a single other node in the network. In this case one
515should specify \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct = *\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct = othernodename\*(C'\fR (the other
516node \fImust\fR be a router for this to work).
517.Sp
518The algorithm to check wether a connection may be direct is as follows:
519.Sp
5201. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, allow the connection.
521.Sp
5222. Other node mentioned in a \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR? If yes, deny direct connections.
523.Sp
5243. Allow the connection.
525.Sp
526That is, \f(CW\*(C`allow\-direct\*(C'\fR takes precedence over \f(CW\*(C`deny\-direct\*(C'\fR.
527.Sp
528The check is done in both directions, i.e. both nodes must allow a direct
529connection before one is attempted, so you only need to specify connect
530limitations on one node.
531.IP "dns-domain = domain-suffix" 4
532.IX Item "dns-domain = domain-suffix"
533The \s-1DNS\s0 domain suffix that points to the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel server for this node.
534.Sp
535The domain must point to a \s-1NS\s0 record that points to the \fIdns-hostname\fR,
536i.e.
537.Sp
538.Vb 2
539\& dns\-domainname = tunnel.example.net
540\& dns\-hostname = tunnel\-server.example.net
541.Ve
542.Sp
543Corresponds to the following \s-1DNS\s0 entries in the \f(CW\*(C`example.net\*(C'\fR domain:
544.Sp
545.Vb 2
546\& tunnel.example.net. NS tunnel\-server.example.net.
547\& tunnel\-server.example.net. A 13.13.13.13
548.Ve
549.IP "dns-hostname = hostname/ip" 4
550.IX Item "dns-hostname = hostname/ip"
551The address to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to, similar to the \f(CW\*(C`hostname\*(C'\fR,
552but for the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel protocol only. Default: \f(CW0.0.0.0\fR, but that might
553change.
554.IP "dns-port = port-number" 4
555.IX Item "dns-port = port-number"
556The port to bind the \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel socket to. Must be \f(CW53\fR on \s-1DNS\s0 tunnel servers.
557.IP "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
558.IX Item "enable-dns = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
559See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1DNS\s0 transport
560protocol. Avoid this protocol if you can.
561.Sp
562Enable the \s-1DNS\s0 tunneling protocol on this node, either as server or as
563client. Support for this transport protocol is only available when gvpe
564was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-dns\*(C'\fR option.
565.IP "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
566.IX Item "enable-icmp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
567See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport protocol.
568.Sp
569Enable the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport using icmp packets of type \f(CW\*(C`icmp\-type\*(C'\fR on this
570node.
571.IP "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
572.IX Item "enable-rawip = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
573See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1RAW\s0 \s-1IP\s0 transport protocol.
574.Sp
575Enable the \s-1RAW\s0 IPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`ip\-proto\*(C'\fR protocol
576(default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR).
577.IP "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
578.IX Item "enable-tcp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
579See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1TCP\s0 transport protocol.
580.Sp
581Enable the TCPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`tcp\-port\*(C'\fR port
582(default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR). Support for this transport protocol is only available
583when gvpe was compiled using the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-tcp\*(C'\fR option.
584.IP "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
585.IX Item "enable-udp = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
586See \fIgvpe.protocol\fR\|(7) for a description of the \s-1UDP\s0 transport protocol.
587.Sp
588Enable the UDPv4 transport using the \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR port (default: \f(CW\*(C`no\*(C'\fR,
589unless no other protocol is enabled for a node, in which case this
590protocol is enabled automatically).
591.Sp
592\&\s-1NOTE:\s0 Please specify \f(CW\*(C`enable\-udp = yes\*(C'\fR if you want t use it even though
593it might get switched on automatically, as some future version might
594default to another default protocol.
595.IP "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]" 4
596.IX Item "hostname = hostname | ip [can not be defaulted]"
597Forces the address of this node to be set to the given dns hostname or ip
598address. It will be resolved before each connect request, so dyndns should
599work fine. If this setting is not specified and a router is available,
600then the router will be queried for the address of this node. Otherwise,
601the connection attempt will fail.
602.IP "icmp-type = integer" 4
603.IX Item "icmp-type = integer"
604Sets the type value to be used for outgoing (and incoming) packets sent
605via the \s-1ICMP\s0 transport.
606.Sp
607The default is \f(CW0\fR (which is \f(CW\*(C`echo\-reply\*(C'\fR, also known as
608\&\*(L"ping\-replies\*(R"). Other useful values include \f(CW8\fR (\f(CW\*(C`echo\-request\*(C'\fR, a.k.a.
609\&\*(L"ping\*(R") and \f(CW11\fR (\f(CW\*(C`time\-exceeded\*(C'\fR), but any 8\-bit value can be used.
610.IP "if-up-data = value" 4
611.IX Item "if-up-data = value"
612The value specified using this directive will be passed to the \f(CW\*(C`if\-up\*(C'\fR
613script in the environment variable \f(CW\*(C`IFUPDATA\*(C'\fR.
614.IP "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off" 4
615.IX Item "inherit-tos = yes|true|on | no|false|off"
616Wether to inherit the \s-1TOS\s0 settings of packets sent to the tunnel when
617sending packets to this node (default: \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR). If set to \f(CW\*(C`yes\*(C'\fR then
618outgoing tunnel packets will have the same \s-1TOS\s0 setting as the packets sent
619to the tunnel device, which is usually what you want.
620.IP "max-retry = positive-number" 4
621.IX Item "max-retry = positive-number"
622The maximum interval in seconds (default: \f(CW3600\fR, one hour) between
623retries to establish a connection to this node. When a connection cannot
624be established, gvpe uses exponential backoff capped at this value. It's
625sometimes useful to set this to a much lower value (e.g. \f(CW120\fR) on
626connections to routers that usually are stable but sometimes are down, to
627assure quick reconnections even after longer downtimes.
628.IP "max-ttl = seconds" 4
629.IX Item "max-ttl = seconds"
630Expire packets that couldn't be sent after this many seconds
631(default: \f(CW60\fR). Gvpe will normally queue packets for a node without an
632active connection, in the hope of establishing a connection soon. This
633value specifies the maximum lifetime a packet will stay in the queue, if a
634packet gets older, it will be thrown away.
635.IP "max-queue = positive\-number>=1" 4
636.IX Item "max-queue = positive-number>=1"
637The maximum number of packets that will be queued (default: \f(CW512\fR)
638for this node. If more packets are sent then earlier packets will be
639expired. See \f(CW\*(C`max\-ttl\*(C'\fR, above.
640.IP "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive\-number>=2" 4
641.IX Item "router-priority = 0 | 1 | positive-number>=2"
642Sets the router priority of the given node (default: \f(CW0\fR, disabled).
643.Sp
644If some node tries to connect to another node but it doesn't have a
645hostname, it asks a router node for it's \s-1IP\s0 address. The router node
646chosen is the one with the highest priority larger than \f(CW1\fR that is
647currently reachable. This is called a \fImediated\fR connection, as the
648connection itself will still be direct, but it uses another node to
649mediate between the two nodes.
650.Sp
651The value \f(CW0\fR disables routing, that means if the node receives a packet
652not for itself it will not forward it but instead drop it.
653.Sp
654The special value \f(CW1\fR allows other hosts to route through the router
655host, but they will never route through it by default (i.e. the config
656file of another node needs to specify a router priority higher than one
657to choose such a node for routing).
658.Sp
659The idea behind this is that some hosts can, if required, bump the
660\&\f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR setting to higher than \f(CW1\fR in their local config to
661route through specific hosts. If \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR is \f(CW0\fR, then routing
662will be refused, so \f(CW1\fR serves as a \*(L"enable, but do not use by default\*(R"
663switch.
664.Sp
665Nodes with \f(CW\*(C`router\-priority\*(C'\fR set to \f(CW2\fR or higher will always be forced
666to \f(CW\*(C`connect\*(C'\fR = \f(CW\*(C`always\*(C'\fR (unless they are \f(CW\*(C`disabled\*(C'\fR).
667.IP "tcp-port = port-number" 4
668.IX Item "tcp-port = port-number"
669Similar to \f(CW\*(C`udp\-port\*(C'\fR (default: \f(CW655\fR), but sets the \s-1TCP\s0 port number.
670.IP "udp-port = port-number" 4
671.IX Item "udp-port = port-number"
672Sets the port number used by the \s-1UDP\s0 protocol (default: \f(CW655\fR, not
673officially assigned by \s-1IANA\s0!).
674.SH "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
675.IX Header "CONFIG DIRECTORY LAYOUT"
676The default (or recommended) directory layout for the config directory is:
677.IP "\(bu" 4
678.IX Xref "gvpe.conf"
679The config file.
680.IP "\(bu" 4
681.IX Xref "if-up"
682The if-up script
683.IP "," 4
684.IX Xref "node-up node-down"
685If used the node up or node-down scripts.
686.IP "\(bu" 4
687.IX Xref "hostkey"
688The private key (taken from \f(CW\*(C`hostkeys/nodename\*(C'\fR) of the current host.
689.IP "\(bu" 4
690.IX Xref "pubkey nodename"
691The public keys of the other nodes, one file per node.
692.SH "SEE ALSO"
693.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
694\&\fIgvpe\fR\|(5), \fIgvpe\fR\|(8), \fIgvpectrl\fR\|(8).
695.SH "AUTHOR"
696.IX Header "AUTHOR"
697Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>

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