From 5c2d6a28bc78aacdf7920034df28a85fdf3c5baa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robby Workman Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 22:46:05 -0500 Subject: rc.inet1.conf.5: Update for IPALIASES, bridge, and virtual IFs There are a few other fixups for previously existing stuff too. --- manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'manpages') diff --git a/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 b/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 index b23f678..28057cc 100644 --- a/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 +++ b/manpages/rc.inet1.conf.5 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ .ie \\n(.$=0:((0\\$1)*2u>(\\n(.lu-\\n(.iu)) .TP .el .TP "\\$1" .. -.TH RC.INET1.CONF 5 "03 Dec 2008" "Slackware Version 12.2.0" +.TH RC.INET1.CONF 5 "07 Oct 2017" "Slackware Version 14.2.0+" .SH NAME rc.inet1.conf \- Slackware network configuration file. .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ IPADDR[0]="" .br NETMASK[0]="" .br +IPALIASES[0]="" +.br USE_DHCP[0]="yes" .br DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]="" @@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ has a non-default name ( .I ath0 instead of .I eth1 -). The array index is [1] in this case. +), as well as an additional IP address configured on the interface. +The array index is [1] in this case. .LP # Config information for ath0 (using static IP address): .br @@ -55,11 +58,50 @@ IPADDR[1]="192.168.3.11" .br NETMASK[1]="255.255.255.0" .br +IPALIASES[1]="192.168.3.100" +.br USE_DHCP[1]="" .br DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]="" .br GATEWAY="192.168.3.1" +.br +.SH EXAMPLE VIRTUAL INTERFACE CREATION AND SETUP +Virtual interfaces are created before any address configuration or bridge +setup is done, so you may use these interfaces as IFNAME or BRNICS values. +These can be tun or tap interfaces: adjust VIRTIFNAME and VIRTIFTYPE as +needed. +.LP +# Virtual tap interface example +.br +#VIRTIFNAME[0]="tap0" +.br +#VIRTIFTYPE[0]="tap" +.br +#VIRTIFUSER[0]="root" +.br +#VIRTIFGROUP[0]="root" +.br +.SH EXAMPLE BRIDGE CREATION AND SETUP +Note the added "BRNICS" variable which contains a space-separated list +of the physical or virtual network interfaces you want to add to the bridge. +Note that the array index can not be a duplicate of that defined for some +other interface (e.g. eth0 will be index 0 by default). +.LP +IFNAME[0]="br0" +.br +BRNICS[0]="eth0 eth1 tun0" +.br +IPADDR[0]="192.168.0.1" +.br +NETMASK[0]="255.255.255.0" +.br +IPALIASES[0]="" +.br +USE_DHCP[0]="" +.br +DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]="" +.br .SH GENERAL PARAMETERS This is a list of network parameters you can set for any card (wired as well as wired). The example section is for `eth0' by default, i.e. @@ -75,6 +117,12 @@ NETMASK[0]="" # With a static IP address, you are required to also set a netmask (255.255.255.0 is common) .TP +IPALIASES[0]="" +# Space separated list of additional IP addresses to bind to the +interface after initial configuration is complete. If USE_DHCP is +set to `yes' then additional addresses will only be added if the +dhcp client invocation is successful in obtaining a primary address. +.TP USE_DHCP[0]="yes" # If set to "yes", we will run a DHCP client and have the IP address dynamically assigned @@ -86,15 +134,16 @@ DHCP_TIMEOUT[0]=15 # The default timeout for the DHCP client to wait for server response is 30 seconds, but you might want a shorter wait. .TP -IFNAME[0]="eth0:1" -# Set up an IP alias. +IFNAME[0]="usb0" +# Use this to define configuration blocks for interfaces with non-standard +names (this should be rare these days) .TP HWADDR[0]="00:01:23:45:67:89" # Overrule the card's hardware MAC address .TP MTU[0]="" # The default MTU is 1500, but you might need 1360 when you use NAT'ed -IPSec traffic. +IPSec traffic. IPv6 will likely require smaller MTUs as well .TP DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[0]="yes" # If you do @@ -171,7 +220,7 @@ failed (defaults to 10 seconds) network configuration script .TP .I /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf -configuration parameter file (is being read by rc.inet1 andrc.wireless) +configuration parameter file (is being read by rc.inet1 and rc.wireless) .TP .I /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless wireless configuration script @@ -196,7 +245,8 @@ have to edit the file and change the value `6' in the line .B MAXNICS=${MAXNICS:-6} to the number of network interfaces you wish to use. -.SH AUTHOR +.SH AUTHORS Eric Hameleers +Robby Workman .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR rc.inet1(8) -- cgit v1.2.3