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6 <refentry id="systemd.network" conditional='ENABLE_NETWORKD'
7 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
8
9 <refentryinfo>
10 <title>systemd.network</title>
11 <productname>systemd</productname>
12 </refentryinfo>
13
14 <refmeta>
15 <refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle>
16 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
17 </refmeta>
18
19 <refnamediv>
20 <refname>systemd.network</refname>
21 <refpurpose>Network configuration</refpurpose>
22 </refnamediv>
23
24 <refsynopsisdiv>
25 <para><filename><replaceable>network</replaceable>.network</filename></para>
26 </refsynopsisdiv>
27
28 <refsect1>
29 <title>Description</title>
30
31 <para>A plain ini-style text file that encodes network configuration for matching network interfaces,
32 used by
33 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
34 See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.syntax</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
35 for a general description of the syntax.</para>
36
37 <para>The main network file must have the extension <filename>.network</filename>; other
38 extensions are ignored. Networks are applied to links whenever the links appear.</para>
39
40 <para>The <filename>.network</filename> files are read from the files located in the system network
41 directories <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename> and
42 <filename>/usr/local/lib/systemd/network</filename>, the volatile runtime network directory
43 <filename>/run/systemd/network</filename> and the local administration network directory
44 <filename>/etc/systemd/network</filename>. All configuration files are collectively sorted and processed
45 in lexical order, regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with identical
46 filenames replace each other. Files in <filename>/etc</filename> have the highest priority, files in
47 <filename>/run</filename> take precedence over files with the same name under
48 <filename>/usr</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied configuration file with a local
49 file if needed. As a special case, an empty file (file size 0) or symlink with the same name pointing to
50 <filename>/dev/null</filename> disables the configuration file entirely (it is "masked").</para>
51
52 <para>Along with the network file <filename>foo.network</filename>, a "drop-in" directory
53 <filename>foo.network.d/</filename> may exist. All files with the suffix
54 <literal>.conf</literal> from this directory will be parsed after the file itself is
55 parsed. This is useful to alter or add configuration settings, without having to modify the main
56 configuration file. Each drop-in file must have appropriate section headers.</para>
57
58 <para>In addition to <filename>/etc/systemd/network</filename>, drop-in <literal>.d</literal>
59 directories can be placed in <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename> or
60 <filename>/run/systemd/network</filename> directories. Drop-in files in
61 <filename>/etc</filename> take precedence over those in <filename>/run</filename> which in turn
62 take precedence over those in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. Drop-in files under any of these
63 directories take precedence over the main network file wherever located.</para>
64
65 <para>Note that an interface without any static IPv6 addresses configured, and neither DHCPv6
66 nor IPv6LL enabled, shall be considered to have no IPv6 support. IPv6 will be automatically
67 disabled for that interface by writing "1" to
68 <filename>/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/<replaceable>ifname</replaceable>/disable_ipv6</filename>.
69 </para>
70 </refsect1>
71
72 <refsect1>
73 <title>[Match] Section Options</title>
74
75 <para>The network file contains a <literal>[Match]</literal>
76 section, which determines if a given network file may be applied
77 to a given device; and a <literal>[Network]</literal> section
78 specifying how the device should be configured. The first (in
79 lexical order) of the network files that matches a given device
80 is applied, all later files are ignored, even if they match as
81 well.</para>
82
83 <para>A network file is said to match a network interface if all matches specified by the
84 <literal>[Match]</literal> section are satisfied. When a network file does not contain valid
85 settings in <literal>[Match]</literal> section, then the file will match all interfaces and
86 <command>systemd-networkd</command> warns about that. Hint: to avoid the warning and to make it
87 clear that all interfaces shall be matched, add the following:
88 <programlisting>Name=*</programlisting>
89 The following keys are accepted:</para>
90
91 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
92 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="mac-address" />
93 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="permanent-mac-address" />
94 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="path" />
95 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="driver" />
96 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="type" />
97 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="property" />
98
99 <varlistentry>
100 <term><varname>Name=</varname></term>
101 <listitem>
102 <para>A whitespace-separated list of shell-style globs matching the device name, as exposed
103 by the udev property <literal>INTERFACE</literal>, or device's alternative names. If the
104 list is prefixed with a "!", the test is inverted.</para>
105 </listitem>
106 </varlistentry>
107
108 <varlistentry>
109 <term><varname>WLANInterfaceType=</varname></term>
110 <listitem>
111 <para>A whitespace-separated list of wireless network type. Supported values are
112 <literal>ad-hoc</literal>, <literal>station</literal>, <literal>ap</literal>,
113 <literal>ap-vlan</literal>, <literal>wds</literal>, <literal>monitor</literal>,
114 <literal>mesh-point</literal>, <literal>p2p-client</literal>, <literal>p2p-go</literal>,
115 <literal>p2p-device</literal>, <literal>ocb</literal>, and <literal>nan</literal>. If the
116 list is prefixed with a "!", the test is inverted.
117 </para>
118 </listitem>
119 </varlistentry>
120
121 <varlistentry>
122 <term><varname>SSID=</varname></term>
123 <listitem>
124 <para>A whitespace-separated list of shell-style globs matching the SSID of the currently
125 connected wireless LAN. If the list is prefixed with a "!", the test is inverted.
126 </para>
127 </listitem>
128 </varlistentry>
129
130 <varlistentry>
131 <term><varname>BSSID=</varname></term>
132 <listitem>
133 <para>A whitespace-separated list of hardware address of the currently connected wireless
134 LAN. Use full colon-, hyphen- or dot-delimited hexadecimal. See the example in
135 <varname>MACAddress=</varname>. This option may appear more than one, in which case the
136 lists are merged. If the empty string is assigned to this option, the list of BSSID defined
137 prior to this is reset.</para>
138 </listitem>
139 </varlistentry>
140
141 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="host" />
142 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="virtualization" />
143 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="kernel-command-line" />
144 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="kernel-version" />
145 <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="architecture" />
146 </variablelist>
147
148 </refsect1>
149
150 <refsect1>
151 <title>[Link] Section Options</title>
152
153 <para> The <literal>[Link]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para>
154
155 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
156 <varlistentry>
157 <term><varname>MACAddress=</varname></term>
158 <listitem>
159 <para>The hardware address to set for the device.</para>
160 </listitem>
161 </varlistentry>
162 <varlistentry>
163 <term><varname>MTUBytes=</varname></term>
164 <listitem>
165 <para>The maximum transmission unit in bytes to set for the
166 device. The usual suffixes K, M, G, are supported and are
167 understood to the base of 1024.</para>
168 <para>Note that if IPv6 is enabled on the interface, and the MTU is chosen
169 below 1280 (the minimum MTU for IPv6) it will automatically be increased to this value.</para>
170 </listitem>
171 </varlistentry>
172 <varlistentry>
173 <term><varname>ARP=</varname></term>
174 <listitem>
175 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to true, the ARP (low-level Address Resolution Protocol)
176 for this interface is enabled. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
177 <para> For example, disabling ARP is useful when creating multiple MACVLAN or VLAN virtual
178 interfaces atop a single lower-level physical interface, which will then only serve as a
179 link/"bridge" device aggregating traffic to the same physical link and not participate in
180 the network otherwise.</para>
181 </listitem>
182 </varlistentry>
183 <varlistentry>
184 <term><varname>Multicast=</varname></term>
185 <listitem>
186 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to true, the multicast flag on the device is enabled.</para>
187 </listitem>
188 </varlistentry>
189 <varlistentry>
190 <term><varname>AllMulticast=</varname></term>
191 <listitem>
192 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to true, the driver retrieves all multicast packets from the network.
193 This happens when multicast routing is enabled.</para>
194 </listitem>
195 </varlistentry>
196 <varlistentry>
197 <term><varname>IPv6LinkLocalAddressGenerationMode=</varname></term>
198 <listitem>
199 <para>Specifies how IPv6 link local address is generated. Takes one of <literal>eui64</literal>,
200 <literal>none</literal>, <literal>stable-privacy</literal> and <literal>random</literal>.
201 When unset, the kernel's default will be used. Note that if <varname>LinkLocalAdressing=</varname>
202 not configured as <literal>ipv6</literal> then <varname>IPv6LinkLocalAddressGenerationMode=</varname>
203 is ignored.</para>
204 </listitem>
205 </varlistentry>
206 <varlistentry>
207 <term><varname>Unmanaged=</varname></term>
208 <listitem>
209 <para>Takes a boolean. When <literal>yes</literal>, no attempts are
210 made to bring up or configure matching links, equivalent to
211 when there are no matching network files. Defaults to
212 <literal>no</literal>.</para>
213 <para>This is useful for preventing later matching network
214 files from interfering with certain interfaces that are fully
215 controlled by other applications.</para>
216 </listitem>
217 </varlistentry>
218 <varlistentry>
219 <term><varname>Group=</varname></term>
220 <listitem>
221 <para>Link groups are similar to port ranges found in managed switches.
222 When network interfaces are added to a numbered group, operations on
223 all the interfaces from that group can be performed at once. An unsigned
224 integer ranges 0 to 4294967294. Default to unset.</para>
225 </listitem>
226 </varlistentry>
227 <varlistentry>
228 <term><varname>RequiredForOnline=</varname></term>
229 <listitem>
230 <para>Takes a boolean or a minimum operational state and an optional maximum operational state.
231 Please see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>networkctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
232 for possible operational states. When <literal>yes</literal>, the network is deemed required when
233 determining whether the system is online when running
234 <command>systemd-networkd-wait-online</command>. When <literal>no</literal>, the network is ignored
235 when checking for online state. When a minimum operational state and an optional maximum operational
236 state are set, <literal>yes</literal> is implied, and this controls the minimum and maximum
237 operational state required for the network interface to be considered online.
238 Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.</para>
239
240 <para>The network will be brought up normally in all cases, but in
241 the event that there is no address being assigned by DHCP or the
242 cable is not plugged in, the link will simply remain offline and be
243 skipped automatically by <command>systemd-networkd-wait-online</command>
244 if <literal>RequiredForOnline=no</literal>.</para>
245 </listitem>
246 </varlistentry>
247 </variablelist>
248 </refsect1>
249
250 <refsect1>
251 <title>[Network] Section Options</title>
252
253 <para>The <literal>[Network]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para>
254
255 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
256 <varlistentry>
257 <term><varname>Description=</varname></term>
258 <listitem>
259 <para>A description of the device. This is only used for
260 presentation purposes.</para>
261 </listitem>
262 </varlistentry>
263 <varlistentry>
264 <term><varname>DHCP=</varname></term>
265 <listitem>
266 <para>Enables DHCPv4 and/or DHCPv6 client support. Accepts
267 <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>,
268 <literal>ipv4</literal>, or <literal>ipv6</literal>. Defaults
269 to <literal>no</literal>.</para>
270
271 <para>Note that DHCPv6 will by default be triggered by Router
272 Advertisement, if that is enabled, regardless of this parameter.
273 By enabling DHCPv6 support explicitly, the DHCPv6 client will
274 be started regardless of the presence of routers on the link,
275 or what flags the routers pass. See
276 <literal>IPv6AcceptRA=</literal>.</para>
277
278 <para>Furthermore, note that by default the domain name
279 specified through DHCP is not used for name resolution.
280 See option <option>UseDomains=</option> below.</para>
281
282 <para>See the <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> or <literal>[DHCPv6]</literal> section below for
283 further configuration options for the DHCP client support.</para>
284 </listitem>
285 </varlistentry>
286 <varlistentry>
287 <term><varname>DHCPServer=</varname></term>
288 <listitem>
289 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to <literal>yes</literal>, DHCPv4 server will be started. Defaults
290 to <literal>no</literal>. Further settings for the DHCP
291 server may be set in the <literal>[DHCPServer]</literal>
292 section described below.</para>
293 </listitem>
294 </varlistentry>
295 <varlistentry>
296 <term><varname>LinkLocalAddressing=</varname></term>
297 <listitem>
298 <para>Enables link-local address autoconfiguration. Accepts <literal>yes</literal>,
299 <literal>no</literal>, <literal>ipv4</literal>, <literal>ipv6</literal>,
300 <literal>fallback</literal>, or <literal>ipv4-fallback</literal>. If
301 <literal>fallback</literal> or <literal>ipv4-fallback</literal> is specified, then an IPv4
302 link-local address is configured only when DHCPv4 fails. If <literal>fallback</literal>,
303 an IPv6 link-local address is always configured, and if <literal>ipv4-fallback</literal>,
304 the address is not configured. Note that, the fallback mechanism works only when DHCPv4
305 client is enabled, that is, it requires <literal>DHCP=yes</literal> or
306 <literal>DHCP=ipv4</literal>. If <varname>Bridge=</varname> is set, defaults to
307 <literal>no</literal>, and if not, defaults to <literal>ipv6</literal>.
308 </para>
309 </listitem>
310 </varlistentry>
311 <varlistentry>
312 <term><varname>IPv4LLRoute=</varname></term>
313 <listitem>
314 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to true, sets up the route needed for
315 non-IPv4LL hosts to communicate with IPv4LL-only hosts. Defaults
316 to false.
317 </para>
318 </listitem>
319 </varlistentry>
320 <varlistentry>
321 <term><varname>DefaultRouteOnDevice=</varname></term>
322 <listitem>
323 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to true, sets up the default route bound to the interface.
324 Defaults to false. This is useful when creating routes on point-to-point interfaces.
325 This is equivalent to e.g. the following.
326 <programlisting>ip route add default dev veth99</programlisting></para>
327 </listitem>
328 </varlistentry>
329 <varlistentry>
330 <term><varname>IPv6Token=</varname></term>
331 <listitem>
332 <para>Specifies an optional address generation mode and a required IPv6 address. If
333 the mode is present, the two parts must be separated with a colon
334 <literal><replaceable>mode</replaceable>:<replaceable>address</replaceable></literal>. The
335 address generation mode may be either <constant>prefixstable</constant> or
336 <constant>static</constant>. If not specified, <constant>static</constant> is assumed.
337 </para>
338 <para>When the mode is set to <constant>static</constant>, or unspecified, the lower bits of
339 the supplied address are combined with the upper bits of a prefix received in a Router Advertisement
340 message to form a complete address. Note that if multiple prefixes are received in an RA message, or in
341 multiple RA messages, addresses will be formed from each of them using the supplied address. This
342 mode implements SLAAC but uses a static interface identifier instead of an identifier generated
343 using the EUI-64 algorithm. Because the interface identifier is static, if Duplicate Address Detection
344 detects that the computed address is a duplicate (in use by another node on the link), then this
345 mode will fail to provide an address for that prefix.
346 </para>
347 <para>When the mode is set to <literal>prefixstable</literal> the RFC 7217 algorithm for generating
348 interface identifiers will be used, but only when a prefix received in an RA message matches the supplied address.
349 See <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7217">RFC 7217</ulink>. Prefix matching will be attempted
350 against each <constant>prefixstable</constant> IPv6Token variable provided in the configuration; if a received
351 prefix does not match any of the provided addresses, then the EUI-64 algorithm will be used to form
352 an interface identifier for that prefix. This mode is also SLAAC, but with a potentially stable interface
353 identifier which does not directly map to the interface's hardware address.
354
355 Note that the <constant>prefixstable</constant> algorithm includes both the interface's name and
356 MAC address in the hash used to compute the interface identifier, so if either of those are changed the resulting
357 interface identifier (and address) will change, even if the prefix received in the RA message has not changed.
358
359 Note that if multiple <constant>prefixstable</constant> IPv6Token variables are supplied with addresses that
360 match a prefix received in an RA message, only the first one will be used to generate addresses.
361 </para>
362 </listitem>
363 </varlistentry>
364 <varlistentry>
365 <term><varname>LLMNR=</varname></term>
366 <listitem>
367 <para>Takes a boolean or <literal>resolve</literal>. When true,
368 enables <ulink
369 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4795">Link-Local
370 Multicast Name Resolution</ulink> on the link. When set to
371 <literal>resolve</literal>, only resolution is enabled,
372 but not host registration and announcement. Defaults to
373 true. This setting is read by
374 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
375 </listitem>
376 </varlistentry>
377 <varlistentry>
378 <term><varname>MulticastDNS=</varname></term>
379 <listitem>
380 <para>Takes a boolean or <literal>resolve</literal>. When true,
381 enables <ulink
382 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6762">Multicast
383 DNS</ulink> support on the link. When set to
384 <literal>resolve</literal>, only resolution is enabled,
385 but not host or service registration and
386 announcement. Defaults to false. This setting is read by
387 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
388 </listitem>
389 </varlistentry>
390 <varlistentry>
391 <term><varname>DNSOverTLS=</varname></term>
392 <listitem>
393 <para>Takes a boolean or <literal>opportunistic</literal>.
394 When true, enables
395 <ulink
396 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7858">DNS-over-TLS</ulink>
397 support on the link.
398 When set to <literal>opportunistic</literal>, compatibility with
399 non-DNS-over-TLS servers is increased, by automatically
400 turning off DNS-over-TLS servers in this case.
401 This option defines a per-interface setting for
402 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>resolved.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
403 global <varname>DNSOverTLS=</varname> option. Defaults to
404 false. This setting is read by
405 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
406 </listitem>
407 </varlistentry>
408 <varlistentry>
409 <term><varname>DNSSEC=</varname></term>
410 <listitem>
411 <para>Takes a boolean. or
412 <literal>allow-downgrade</literal>. When true, enables
413 <ulink
414 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4033">DNSSEC</ulink>
415 DNS validation support on the link. When set to
416 <literal>allow-downgrade</literal>, compatibility with
417 non-DNSSEC capable networks is increased, by automatically
418 turning off DNSSEC in this case. This option defines a
419 per-interface setting for
420 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>resolved.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
421 global <varname>DNSSEC=</varname> option. Defaults to
422 false. This setting is read by
423 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
424 </listitem>
425 </varlistentry>
426 <varlistentry>
427 <term><varname>DNSSECNegativeTrustAnchors=</varname></term>
428 <listitem><para>A space-separated list of DNSSEC negative
429 trust anchor domains. If specified and DNSSEC is enabled,
430 look-ups done via the interface's DNS server will be subject
431 to the list of negative trust anchors, and not require
432 authentication for the specified domains, or anything below
433 it. Use this to disable DNSSEC authentication for specific
434 private domains, that cannot be proven valid using the
435 Internet DNS hierarchy. Defaults to the empty list. This
436 setting is read by
437 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
438 </listitem>
439 </varlistentry>
440 <varlistentry>
441 <term><varname>LLDP=</varname></term>
442 <listitem>
443 <para>Controls support for Ethernet LLDP packet reception. LLDP is a link-layer protocol commonly
444 implemented on professional routers and bridges which announces which physical port a system is connected
445 to, as well as other related data. Accepts a boolean or the special value
446 <literal>routers-only</literal>. When true, incoming LLDP packets are accepted and a database of all LLDP
447 neighbors maintained. If <literal>routers-only</literal> is set only LLDP data of various types of routers
448 is collected and LLDP data about other types of devices ignored (such as stations, telephones and
449 others). If false, LLDP reception is disabled. Defaults to <literal>routers-only</literal>. Use
450 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>networkctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> to query the
451 collected neighbor data. LLDP is only available on Ethernet links. See <varname>EmitLLDP=</varname> below
452 for enabling LLDP packet emission from the local system.
453 </para>
454 </listitem>
455 </varlistentry>
456 <varlistentry>
457 <term><varname>EmitLLDP=</varname></term>
458 <listitem>
459 <para>Controls support for Ethernet LLDP packet emission. Accepts a boolean parameter or the special values
460 <literal>nearest-bridge</literal>, <literal>non-tpmr-bridge</literal> and
461 <literal>customer-bridge</literal>. Defaults to false, which turns off LLDP packet emission. If not false,
462 a short LLDP packet with information about the local system is sent out in regular intervals on the
463 link. The LLDP packet will contain information about the local hostname, the local machine ID (as stored
464 in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>) and the
465 local interface name, as well as the pretty hostname of the system (as set in
466 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>). LLDP
467 emission is only available on Ethernet links. Note that this setting passes data suitable for
468 identification of host to the network and should thus not be enabled on untrusted networks, where such
469 identification data should not be made available. Use this option to permit other systems to identify on
470 which interfaces they are connected to this system. The three special values control propagation of the
471 LLDP packets. The <literal>nearest-bridge</literal> setting permits propagation only to the nearest
472 connected bridge, <literal>non-tpmr-bridge</literal> permits propagation across Two-Port MAC Relays, but
473 not any other bridges, and <literal>customer-bridge</literal> permits propagation until a customer bridge
474 is reached. For details about these concepts, see <ulink
475 url="https://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/802.1AB-2016.html">IEEE 802.1AB-2016</ulink>. Note that
476 configuring this setting to true is equivalent to <literal>nearest-bridge</literal>, the recommended and
477 most restricted level of propagation. See <varname>LLDP=</varname> above for an option to enable LLDP
478 reception.</para>
479 </listitem>
480 </varlistentry>
481
482 <varlistentry>
483 <term><varname>BindCarrier=</varname></term>
484 <listitem>
485 <para>A link name or a list of link names. When set, controls the behavior of the current
486 link. When all links in the list are in an operational down state, the current link is brought
487 down. When at least one link has carrier, the current interface is brought up.
488 </para>
489 </listitem>
490 </varlistentry>
491 <varlistentry>
492 <term><varname>Address=</varname></term>
493 <listitem>
494 <para>A static IPv4 or IPv6 address and its prefix length,
495 separated by a <literal>/</literal> character. Specify
496 this key more than once to configure several addresses.
497 The format of the address must be as described in
498 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inet_pton</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
499 This is a short-hand for an [Address] section only
500 containing an Address key (see below). This option may be
501 specified more than once.
502 </para>
503
504 <para>If the specified address is <literal>0.0.0.0</literal> (for IPv4) or <literal>::</literal>
505 (for IPv6), a new address range of the requested size is automatically allocated from a
506 system-wide pool of unused ranges. Note that the prefix length must be equal or larger than 8 for
507 IPv4, and 64 for IPv6. The allocated range is checked against all current network interfaces and
508 all known network configuration files to avoid address range conflicts. The default system-wide
509 pool consists of 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12 and 10.0.0.0/8 for IPv4, and fd00::/8 for IPv6.
510 This functionality is useful to manage a large number of dynamically created network interfaces
511 with the same network configuration and automatic address range assignment.</para>
512
513 </listitem>
514 </varlistentry>
515 <varlistentry>
516 <term><varname>Gateway=</varname></term>
517 <listitem>
518 <para>The gateway address, which must be in the format
519 described in
520 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inet_pton</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
521 This is a short-hand for a [Route] section only containing
522 a Gateway key. This option may be specified more than
523 once.</para>
524 </listitem>
525 </varlistentry>
526 <varlistentry>
527 <term><varname>DNS=</varname></term>
528 <listitem>
529 <para>A DNS server address, which must be in the format
530 described in
531 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inet_pton</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
532 This option may be specified more than once. This setting is read by
533 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
534 </listitem>
535 </varlistentry>
536 <varlistentry>
537 <term><varname>Domains=</varname></term>
538 <listitem>
539 <para>A whitespace-separated list of domains which should be resolved using the DNS servers on
540 this link. Each item in the list should be a domain name, optionally prefixed with a tilde
541 (<literal>~</literal>). The domains with the prefix are called "routing-only domains". The
542 domains without the prefix are called "search domains" and are first used as search suffixes for
543 extending single-label hostnames (hostnames containing no dots) to become fully qualified
544 domain names (FQDNs). If a single-label hostname is resolved on this interface, each of the
545 specified search domains are appended to it in turn, converting it into a fully qualified domain
546 name, until one of them may be successfully resolved.</para>
547
548 <para>Both "search" and "routing-only" domains are used for routing of DNS queries: look-ups for hostnames
549 ending in those domains (hence also single label names, if any "search domains" are listed), are routed to
550 the DNS servers configured for this interface. The domain routing logic is particularly useful on
551 multi-homed hosts with DNS servers serving particular private DNS zones on each interface.</para>
552
553 <para>The "routing-only" domain <literal>~.</literal> (the tilde indicating definition of a routing domain,
554 the dot referring to the DNS root domain which is the implied suffix of all valid DNS names) has special
555 effect. It causes all DNS traffic which does not match another configured domain routing entry to be routed
556 to DNS servers specified for this interface. This setting is useful to prefer a certain set of DNS servers
557 if a link on which they are connected is available.</para>
558
559 <para>This setting is read by
560 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
561 "Search domains" correspond to the <varname>domain</varname> and <varname>search</varname> entries in
562 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
563 Domain name routing has no equivalent in the traditional glibc API, which has no concept of domain
564 name servers limited to a specific link.</para>
565 </listitem>
566 </varlistentry>
567 <varlistentry>
568 <term><varname>DNSDefaultRoute=</varname></term>
569 <listitem>
570 <para>Takes a boolean argument. If true, this link's configured DNS servers are used for resolving domain
571 names that do not match any link's configured <varname>Domains=</varname> setting. If false, this link's
572 configured DNS servers are never used for such domains, and are exclusively used for resolving names that
573 match at least one of the domains configured on this link. If not specified defaults to an automatic mode:
574 queries not matching any link's configured domains will be routed to this link if it has no routing-only
575 domains configured.</para>
576 </listitem>
577 </varlistentry>
578 <varlistentry>
579 <term><varname>NTP=</varname></term>
580 <listitem>
581 <para>An NTP server address. This option may be specified more than once. This setting is read by
582 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timesyncd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
583 </listitem>
584 </varlistentry>
585 <varlistentry>
586 <term><varname>IPForward=</varname></term>
587 <listitem><para>Configures IP packet forwarding for the
588 system. If enabled, incoming packets on any network
589 interface will be forwarded to any other interfaces
590 according to the routing table. Takes a boolean,
591 or the values <literal>ipv4</literal> or
592 <literal>ipv6</literal>, which only enable IP packet
593 forwarding for the specified address family. This controls
594 the <filename>net.ipv4.ip_forward</filename> and
595 <filename>net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding</filename> sysctl
596 options of the network interface (see <ulink
597 url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt">ip-sysctl.txt</ulink>
598 for details about sysctl options). Defaults to
599 <literal>no</literal>.</para>
600
601 <para>Note: this setting controls a global kernel option,
602 and does so one way only: if a network that has this setting
603 enabled is set up the global setting is turned on. However,
604 it is never turned off again, even after all networks with
605 this setting enabled are shut down again.</para>
606
607 <para>To allow IP packet forwarding only between specific
608 network interfaces use a firewall.</para>
609 </listitem>
610 </varlistentry>
611 <varlistentry>
612 <term><varname>IPMasquerade=</varname></term>
613 <listitem><para>Configures IP masquerading for the network
614 interface. If enabled, packets forwarded from the network
615 interface will be appear as coming from the local host.
616 Takes a boolean argument. Implies
617 <varname>IPForward=ipv4</varname>. Defaults to
618 <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem>
619 </varlistentry>
620 <varlistentry>
621 <term><varname>IPv6PrivacyExtensions=</varname></term>
622 <listitem><para>Configures use of stateless temporary
623 addresses that change over time (see <ulink
624 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4941">RFC 4941</ulink>,
625 Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
626 in IPv6). Takes a boolean or the special values
627 <literal>prefer-public</literal> and
628 <literal>kernel</literal>. When true, enables the privacy
629 extensions and prefers temporary addresses over public
630 addresses. When <literal>prefer-public</literal>, enables the
631 privacy extensions, but prefers public addresses over
632 temporary addresses. When false, the privacy extensions
633 remain disabled. When <literal>kernel</literal>, the kernel's
634 default setting will be left in place. Defaults to
635 <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem>
636 </varlistentry>
637 <varlistentry>
638 <term><varname>IPv6AcceptRA=</varname></term>
639 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. Controls IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) reception support for the
640 interface. If true, RAs are accepted; if false, RAs are ignored. When RAs are accepted, they may
641 trigger the start of the DHCPv6 client if the relevant flags are set in the RA data, or if no
642 routers are found on the link. The default is to disable RA reception for bridge devices or when IP
643 forwarding is enabled, and to enable it otherwise. Cannot be enabled on bond devices and when link
644 local addressing is disabled.</para>
645
646 <para>Further settings for the IPv6 RA support may be configured in the
647 <literal>[IPv6AcceptRA]</literal> section, see below.</para>
648
649 <para>Also see <ulink
650 url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt">ip-sysctl.txt</ulink> in the kernel
651 documentation regarding <literal>accept_ra</literal>, but note that systemd's setting of
652 <constant>1</constant> (i.e. true) corresponds to kernel's setting of <constant>2</constant>.</para>
653
654 <para>Note that kernel's implementation of the IPv6 RA protocol is always disabled,
655 regardless of this setting. If this option is enabled, a userspace implementation of the IPv6
656 RA protocol is used, and the kernel's own implementation remains disabled, since
657 <command>systemd-networkd</command> needs to know all details supplied in the advertisements,
658 and these are not available from the kernel if the kernel's own implementation is used.</para>
659 </listitem>
660 </varlistentry>
661 <varlistentry>
662 <term><varname>IPv6DuplicateAddressDetection=</varname></term>
663 <listitem><para>Configures the amount of IPv6 Duplicate
664 Address Detection (DAD) probes to send. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
665 </para></listitem>
666 </varlistentry>
667 <varlistentry>
668 <term><varname>IPv6HopLimit=</varname></term>
669 <listitem><para>Configures IPv6 Hop Limit. For each router that
670 forwards the packet, the hop limit is decremented by 1. When the
671 hop limit field reaches zero, the packet is discarded.
672 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
673 </para></listitem>
674 </varlistentry>
675 <varlistentry>
676 <term><varname>IPv4ProxyARP=</varname></term>
677 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. Configures proxy ARP for IPv4. Proxy ARP is the technique in which one host,
678 usually a router, answers ARP requests intended for another machine. By "faking" its identity,
679 the router accepts responsibility for routing packets to the "real" destination. (see <ulink
680 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1027">RFC 1027</ulink>.
681 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
682 </para></listitem>
683 </varlistentry>
684 <varlistentry>
685 <term><varname>IPv6ProxyNDP=</varname></term>
686 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. Configures proxy NDP for IPv6. Proxy NDP (Neighbor Discovery
687 Protocol) is a technique for IPv6 to allow routing of addresses to a different
688 destination when peers expect them to be present on a certain physical link.
689 In this case a router answers Neighbour Advertisement messages intended for
690 another machine by offering its own MAC address as destination.
691 Unlike proxy ARP for IPv4, it is not enabled globally, but will only send Neighbour
692 Advertisement messages for addresses in the IPv6 neighbor proxy table,
693 which can also be shown by <command>ip -6 neighbour show proxy</command>.
694 systemd-networkd will control the per-interface `proxy_ndp` switch for each configured
695 interface depending on this option.
696 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
697 </para></listitem>
698 </varlistentry>
699 <varlistentry>
700 <term><varname>IPv6ProxyNDPAddress=</varname></term>
701 <listitem><para>An IPv6 address, for which Neighbour Advertisement messages will be
702 proxied. This option may be specified more than once. systemd-networkd will add the
703 <option>IPv6ProxyNDPAddress=</option> entries to the kernel's IPv6 neighbor proxy table.
704 This option implies <option>IPv6ProxyNDP=yes</option> but has no effect if
705 <option>IPv6ProxyNDP</option> has been set to false. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
706 </para></listitem>
707 </varlistentry>
708 <varlistentry>
709 <term><varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname></term>
710 <listitem><para>Whether to enable or disable Router Advertisement sending on a link.
711 Allowed values are <literal>static</literal> which distributes prefixes as defined in
712 the <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> and any <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal>
713 sections, <literal>dhcpv6</literal> which requests prefixes using a DHCPv6 client
714 configured for another link and any values configured in the
715 <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> section while ignoring all static prefix
716 configuration sections, <literal>yes</literal> which uses both static configuration
717 and DHCPv6, and <literal>false</literal> which turns off IPv6 prefix delegation
718 altogether. Defaults to <literal>false</literal>. See the
719 <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> and the <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal>
720 sections for more configuration options.
721 </para></listitem>
722 </varlistentry>
723 <varlistentry>
724 <term><varname>IPv6PDSubnetId=</varname></term>
725 <listitem><para>Configure a specific subnet ID on the interface from a (previously) received prefix delegation.
726 You can either set "auto" (the default) or a specific subnet ID
727 (as defined in <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.5.4">RFC 4291</ulink>, section 2.5.4),
728 in which case the allowed value is hexadecimal, from 0 to 0x7fffffffffffffff inclusive.
729 This option is only effective when used together with <varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname>
730 and the corresponding configuration on the upstream interface.
731 </para></listitem>
732 </varlistentry>
733 <varlistentry>
734 <term><varname>IPv6MTUBytes=</varname></term>
735 <listitem><para>Configures IPv6 maximum transmission unit (MTU).
736 An integer greater than or equal to 1280 bytes. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
737 </para></listitem>
738 </varlistentry>
739 <varlistentry>
740 <term><varname>Bridge=</varname></term>
741 <listitem>
742 <para>The name of the bridge to add the link to. See
743 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
744 </para>
745 </listitem>
746 </varlistentry>
747 <varlistentry>
748 <term><varname>Bond=</varname></term>
749 <listitem>
750 <para>The name of the bond to add the link to. See
751 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
752 </para>
753 </listitem>
754 </varlistentry>
755 <varlistentry>
756 <term><varname>VRF=</varname></term>
757 <listitem>
758 <para>The name of the VRF to add the link to. See
759 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
760 </para>
761 </listitem>
762 </varlistentry>
763 <varlistentry>
764 <term><varname>VLAN=</varname></term>
765 <listitem>
766 <para>The name of a VLAN to create on the link. See
767 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
768 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
769 </listitem>
770 </varlistentry>
771 <varlistentry>
772 <term><varname>IPVLAN=</varname></term>
773 <listitem>
774 <para>The name of a IPVLAN to create on the link. See
775 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
776 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
777 </listitem>
778 </varlistentry>
779 <varlistentry>
780 <term><varname>MACVLAN=</varname></term>
781 <listitem>
782 <para>The name of a MACVLAN to create on the link. See
783 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
784 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
785 </listitem>
786 </varlistentry>
787 <varlistentry>
788 <term><varname>VXLAN=</varname></term>
789 <listitem>
790 <para>The name of a VXLAN to create on the link. See
791 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
792 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
793 </listitem>
794 </varlistentry>
795 <varlistentry>
796 <term><varname>Tunnel=</varname></term>
797 <listitem>
798 <para>The name of a Tunnel to create on the link. See
799 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
800 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
801 </listitem>
802 </varlistentry>
803 <varlistentry>
804 <term><varname>MACsec=</varname></term>
805 <listitem>
806 <para>The name of a MACsec device to create on the link. See
807 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
808 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
809 </listitem>
810 </varlistentry>
811 <varlistentry>
812 <term><varname>ActiveSlave=</varname></term>
813 <listitem>
814 <para>Takes a boolean. Specifies the new active slave. The <literal>ActiveSlave=</literal>
815 option is only valid for following modes:
816 <literal>active-backup</literal>,
817 <literal>balance-alb</literal> and
818 <literal>balance-tlb</literal>. Defaults to false.
819 </para>
820 </listitem>
821 </varlistentry>
822 <varlistentry>
823 <term><varname>PrimarySlave=</varname></term>
824 <listitem>
825 <para>Takes a boolean. Specifies which slave is the primary device. The specified
826 device will always be the active slave while it is available. Only when the
827 primary is off-line will alternate devices be used. This is useful when
828 one slave is preferred over another, e.g. when one slave has higher throughput
829 than another. The <literal>PrimarySlave=</literal> option is only valid for
830 following modes:
831 <literal>active-backup</literal>,
832 <literal>balance-alb</literal> and
833 <literal>balance-tlb</literal>. Defaults to false.
834 </para>
835 </listitem>
836 </varlistentry>
837 <varlistentry>
838 <term><varname>ConfigureWithoutCarrier=</varname></term>
839 <listitem>
840 <para>Takes a boolean. Allows networkd to configure a specific link even if it has no carrier.
841 Defaults to false. If <option>IgnoreCarrierLoss=</option> is not explicitly set, it will
842 default to this value.
843 </para>
844 </listitem>
845 </varlistentry>
846 <varlistentry>
847 <term><varname>IgnoreCarrierLoss=</varname></term>
848 <listitem>
849 <para>Takes a boolean. Allows networkd to retain both the static and dynamic configuration
850 of the interface even if its carrier is lost. When unset, the value specified with
851 <option>ConfigureWithoutCarrier=</option> is used.
852 </para>
853 </listitem>
854 </varlistentry>
855 <varlistentry>
856 <term><varname>Xfrm=</varname></term>
857 <listitem>
858 <para>The name of the xfrm to create on the link. See
859 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
860 This option may be specified more than once.</para>
861 </listitem>
862 </varlistentry>
863 <varlistentry>
864 <term><varname>KeepConfiguration=</varname></term>
865 <listitem>
866 <para>Takes a boolean or one of <literal>static</literal>, <literal>dhcp-on-stop</literal>,
867 <literal>dhcp</literal>. When <literal>static</literal>, <command>systemd-networkd</command>
868 will not drop static addresses and routes on starting up process. When set to
869 <literal>dhcp-on-stop</literal>, <command>systemd-networkd</command> will not drop addresses
870 and routes on stopping the daemon. When <literal>dhcp</literal>,
871 the addresses and routes provided by a DHCP server will never be dropped even if the DHCP
872 lease expires. This is contrary to the DHCP specification, but may be the best choice if,
873 e.g., the root filesystem relies on this connection. The setting <literal>dhcp</literal>
874 implies <literal>dhcp-on-stop</literal>, and <literal>yes</literal> implies
875 <literal>dhcp</literal> and <literal>static</literal>. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.
876 </para>
877 </listitem>
878 </varlistentry>
879
880 </variablelist>
881
882 </refsect1>
883
884 <refsect1>
885 <title>[Address] Section Options</title>
886
887 <para>An <literal>[Address]</literal> section accepts the
888 following keys. Specify several <literal>[Address]</literal>
889 sections to configure several addresses.</para>
890
891 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
892 <varlistentry>
893 <term><varname>Address=</varname></term>
894 <listitem>
895 <para>As in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. This key is mandatory. Each
896 <literal>[Address]</literal> section can contain one <varname>Address=</varname> setting.</para>
897 </listitem>
898 </varlistentry>
899 <varlistentry>
900 <term><varname>Peer=</varname></term>
901 <listitem>
902 <para>The peer address in a point-to-point connection.
903 Accepts the same format as the <varname>Address=</varname>
904 key.</para>
905 </listitem>
906 </varlistentry>
907 <varlistentry>
908 <term><varname>Broadcast=</varname></term>
909 <listitem>
910 <para>The broadcast address, which must be in the format
911 described in
912 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inet_pton</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
913 This key only applies to IPv4 addresses. If it is not
914 given, it is derived from the <varname>Address=</varname>
915 key.</para>
916 </listitem>
917 </varlistentry>
918 <varlistentry>
919 <term><varname>Label=</varname></term>
920 <listitem>
921 <para>An address label.</para>
922 </listitem>
923 </varlistentry>
924 <varlistentry>
925 <term><varname>PreferredLifetime=</varname></term>
926 <listitem>
927 <para>Allows the default "preferred lifetime" of the address to be overridden.
928 Only three settings are accepted: <literal>forever</literal> or <literal>infinity</literal>
929 which is the default and means that the address never expires, and <literal>0</literal> which means
930 that the address is considered immediately "expired" and will not be used,
931 unless explicitly requested. A setting of PreferredLifetime=0 is useful for
932 addresses which are added to be used only by a specific application,
933 which is then configured to use them explicitly.</para>
934 </listitem>
935 </varlistentry>
936 <varlistentry>
937 <term><varname>Scope=</varname></term>
938 <listitem>
939 <para>The scope of the address, which can be <literal>global</literal>,
940 <literal>link</literal> or <literal>host</literal> or an unsigned integer ranges 0 to 255.
941 Defaults to <literal>global</literal>.</para>
942 </listitem>
943 </varlistentry>
944 <varlistentry>
945 <term><varname>HomeAddress=</varname></term>
946 <listitem>
947 <para>Takes a boolean. Designates this address the "home address" as defined in
948 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6275">RFC 6275</ulink>.
949 Supported only on IPv6. Defaults to false.</para>
950 </listitem>
951 </varlistentry>
952 <varlistentry>
953 <term><varname>DuplicateAddressDetection=</varname></term>
954 <listitem>
955 <para>Takes one of <literal>ipv4</literal>, <literal>ipv6</literal>,
956 <literal>both</literal>, <literal>none</literal>. When <literal>ipv4</literal>,
957 performs IPv4 Duplicate Address Detection. See
958 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5227">RFC 5224</ulink>.
959 When <literal>ipv6</literal>, performs IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection. See
960 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4862">RFC 4862</ulink>.
961 Defaults to <literal>ipv6</literal>.</para>
962 </listitem>
963 </varlistentry>
964 <varlistentry>
965 <term><varname>ManageTemporaryAddress=</varname></term>
966 <listitem>
967 <para>Takes a boolean. If true the kernel manage temporary addresses created
968 from this one as template on behalf of Privacy Extensions
969 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3041">RFC 3041</ulink>. For this to become
970 active, the use_tempaddr sysctl setting has to be set to a value greater than zero.
971 The given address needs to have a prefix length of 64. This flag allows using privacy
972 extensions in a manually configured network, just like if stateless auto-configuration
973 was active. Defaults to false. </para>
974 </listitem>
975 </varlistentry>
976 <varlistentry>
977 <term><varname>AddPrefixRoute=</varname></term>
978 <listitem>
979 <para>Takes a boolean. When true, the prefix route for the address is automatically added.
980 Defaults to true.</para>
981 </listitem>
982 </varlistentry>
983 <varlistentry>
984 <term><varname>AutoJoin=</varname></term>
985 <listitem>
986 <para>Takes a boolean. Joining multicast group on ethernet level via
987 <command>ip maddr</command> command would not work if we have an Ethernet switch that does
988 IGMP snooping since the switch would not replicate multicast packets on ports that did not
989 have IGMP reports for the multicast addresses. Linux vxlan interfaces created via
990 <command>ip link add vxlan</command> or networkd's netdev kind vxlan have the group option
991 that enables then to do the required join. By extending ip address command with option
992 <literal>autojoin</literal> we can get similar functionality for openvswitch (OVS) vxlan
993 interfaces as well as other tunneling mechanisms that need to receive multicast traffic.
994 Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para>
995 </listitem>
996 </varlistentry>
997 </variablelist>
998 </refsect1>
999
1000 <refsect1>
1001 <title>[Neighbor] Section Options</title>
1002 <para>A <literal>[Neighbor]</literal> section accepts the
1003 following keys. The neighbor section adds a permanent, static
1004 entry to the neighbor table (IPv6) or ARP table (IPv4) for
1005 the given hardware address on the links matched for the network.
1006 Specify several <literal>[Neighbor]</literal> sections to configure
1007 several static neighbors.</para>
1008
1009 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1010 <varlistentry>
1011 <term><varname>Address=</varname></term>
1012 <listitem>
1013 <para>The IP address of the neighbor.</para>
1014 </listitem>
1015 </varlistentry>
1016 <varlistentry>
1017 <term><varname>LinkLayerAddress=</varname></term>
1018 <listitem>
1019 <para>The link layer address (MAC address or IP address) of the neighbor.</para>
1020 </listitem>
1021 </varlistentry>
1022 </variablelist>
1023 </refsect1>
1024
1025 <refsect1>
1026 <title>[IPv6AddressLabel] Section Options</title>
1027
1028 <para>An <literal>[IPv6AddressLabel]</literal> section accepts the
1029 following keys. Specify several <literal>[IPv6AddressLabel]</literal>
1030 sections to configure several address labels. IPv6 address labels are
1031 used for address selection. See <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3484">RFC 3484</ulink>.
1032 Precedence is managed by userspace, and only the label itself is stored in the kernel</para>
1033
1034 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1035 <varlistentry>
1036 <term><varname>Label=</varname></term>
1037 <listitem>
1038 <para> The label for the prefix (an unsigned integer) ranges 0 to 4294967294.
1039 0xffffffff is reserved. This key is mandatory.</para>
1040 </listitem>
1041 </varlistentry>
1042 <varlistentry>
1043 <term><varname>Prefix=</varname></term>
1044 <listitem>
1045 <para>IPv6 prefix is an address with a prefix length, separated by a slash <literal>/</literal> character.
1046 This key is mandatory. </para>
1047 </listitem>
1048 </varlistentry>
1049 </variablelist>
1050 </refsect1>
1051
1052 <refsect1>
1053 <title>[RoutingPolicyRule] Section Options</title>
1054
1055 <para>An <literal>[RoutingPolicyRule]</literal> section accepts the
1056 following keys. Specify several <literal>[RoutingPolicyRule]</literal>
1057 sections to configure several rules.</para>
1058
1059 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1060 <varlistentry>
1061 <term><varname>TypeOfService=</varname></term>
1062 <listitem>
1063 <para>Specifies the type of service to match a number between 0 to 255.</para>
1064 </listitem>
1065 </varlistentry>
1066 <varlistentry>
1067 <term><varname>From=</varname></term>
1068 <listitem>
1069 <para>Specifies the source address prefix to match. Possibly followed by a slash and the prefix length.</para>
1070 </listitem>
1071 </varlistentry>
1072 <varlistentry>
1073 <term><varname>To=</varname></term>
1074 <listitem>
1075 <para>Specifies the destination address prefix to match. Possibly followed by a slash and the prefix length.</para>
1076 </listitem>
1077 </varlistentry>
1078 <varlistentry>
1079 <term><varname>FirewallMark=</varname></term>
1080 <listitem>
1081 <para>Specifies the iptables firewall mark value to match (a number between 1 and 4294967295).</para>
1082 </listitem>
1083 </varlistentry>
1084 <varlistentry>
1085 <term><varname>Table=</varname></term>
1086 <listitem>
1087 <para>Specifies the routing table identifier to lookup if the rule selector matches. Takes
1088 one of <literal>default</literal>, <literal>main</literal>, and <literal>local</literal>,
1089 or a number between 1 and 4294967295. Defaults to <literal>main</literal>.</para>
1090 </listitem>
1091 </varlistentry>
1092 <varlistentry>
1093 <term><varname>Priority=</varname></term>
1094 <listitem>
1095 <para>Specifies the priority of this rule. <varname>Priority=</varname> is an unsigned
1096 integer. Higher number means lower priority, and rules get processed in order of increasing number.</para>
1097 </listitem>
1098 </varlistentry>
1099 <varlistentry>
1100 <term><varname>IncomingInterface=</varname></term>
1101 <listitem>
1102 <para>Specifies incoming device to match. If the interface is loopback, the rule only matches packets originating from this host.</para>
1103 </listitem>
1104 </varlistentry>
1105 <varlistentry>
1106 <term><varname>OutgoingInterface=</varname></term>
1107 <listitem>
1108 <para>Specifies the outgoing device to match. The outgoing interface is only available for packets originating from local sockets that are bound to a device.</para>
1109 </listitem>
1110 </varlistentry>
1111 <varlistentry>
1112 <term><varname>SourcePort=</varname></term>
1113 <listitem>
1114 <para>Specifies the source IP port or IP port range match in forwarding information base (FIB) rules.
1115 A port range is specified by the lower and upper port separated by a dash. Defaults to unset.</para>
1116 </listitem>
1117 </varlistentry>
1118 <varlistentry>
1119 <term><varname>DestinationPort=</varname></term>
1120 <listitem>
1121 <para>Specifies the destination IP port or IP port range match in forwarding information base (FIB) rules.
1122 A port range is specified by the lower and upper port separated by a dash. Defaults to unset.</para>
1123 </listitem>
1124 </varlistentry>
1125 <varlistentry>
1126 <term><varname>IPProtocol=</varname></term>
1127 <listitem>
1128 <para>Specifies the IP protocol to match in forwarding information base (FIB) rules. Takes IP protocol name such as <literal>tcp</literal>,
1129 <literal>udp</literal> or <literal>sctp</literal>, or IP protocol number such as <literal>6</literal> for <literal>tcp</literal> or
1130 <literal>17</literal> for <literal>udp</literal>.
1131 Defaults to unset.</para>
1132 </listitem>
1133 </varlistentry>
1134 <varlistentry>
1135 <term><varname>InvertRule=</varname></term>
1136 <listitem>
1137 <para>A boolean. Specifies whether the rule is to be inverted. Defaults to false.</para>
1138 </listitem>
1139 </varlistentry>
1140 <varlistentry>
1141 <term><varname>Family=</varname></term>
1142 <listitem>
1143 <para>Takes a special value <literal>ipv4</literal>, <literal>ipv6</literal>, or
1144 <literal>both</literal>. By default, the address family is determined by the address
1145 specified in <varname>To=</varname> or <varname>From=</varname>. If neither
1146 <varname>To=</varname> nor <varname>From=</varname> are specified, then defaults to
1147 <literal>ipv4</literal>.</para>
1148 </listitem>
1149 </varlistentry>
1150 <varlistentry>
1151 <term><varname>User=</varname></term>
1152 <listitem>
1153 <para>Takes a username, a user ID, or a range of user IDs separated by a dash. Defaults to
1154 unset.</para>
1155 </listitem>
1156 </varlistentry>
1157 <varlistentry>
1158 <term><varname>SuppressPrefixLength=</varname></term>
1159 <listitem>
1160 <para>Takes a number <replaceable>N</replaceable> in the range 0-128 and rejects routing
1161 decisions that have a prefix length of <replaceable>N</replaceable> or less. Defaults to
1162 unset.</para>
1163 </listitem>
1164 </varlistentry>
1165 </variablelist>
1166 </refsect1>
1167
1168 <refsect1>
1169 <title>[NextHop] Section Options</title>
1170 <para>The <literal>[NextHop]</literal> section accepts the
1171 following keys. Specify several <literal>[NextHop]</literal>
1172 sections to configure several nexthop. Nexthop is used to manipulate entries in the kernel's nexthop
1173 tables.</para>
1174
1175 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1176 <varlistentry>
1177 <term><varname>Gateway=</varname></term>
1178 <listitem>
1179 <para>As in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. This is mandatory.</para>
1180 </listitem>
1181 </varlistentry>
1182 <varlistentry>
1183 <term><varname>Id=</varname></term>
1184 <listitem>
1185 <para>The id of the nexthop (an unsigned integer). If unspecified or '0' then automatically chosen by kernel.</para>
1186 </listitem>
1187 </varlistentry>
1188 </variablelist>
1189 </refsect1>
1190
1191 <refsect1>
1192 <title>[Route] Section Options</title>
1193 <para>The <literal>[Route]</literal> section accepts the
1194 following keys. Specify several <literal>[Route]</literal>
1195 sections to configure several routes.</para>
1196
1197 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1198 <varlistentry>
1199 <term><varname>Gateway=</varname></term>
1200 <listitem>
1201 <para>Takes the gateway address or special value <literal>_dhcp</literal>. If
1202 <literal>_dhcp</literal>, then the gateway address provided by DHCP (or in the IPv6 case,
1203 provided by IPv6 RA) is used.</para>
1204 </listitem>
1205 </varlistentry>
1206 <varlistentry>
1207 <term><varname>GatewayOnLink=</varname></term>
1208 <listitem>
1209 <para>Takes a boolean. If set to true, the kernel does not have
1210 to check if the gateway is reachable directly by the current machine (i.e., the kernel does
1211 not need to check if the gateway is attached to the local network), so that we can insert the
1212 route in the kernel table without it being complained about. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.
1213 </para>
1214 </listitem>
1215 </varlistentry>
1216 <varlistentry>
1217 <term><varname>Destination=</varname></term>
1218 <listitem>
1219 <para>The destination prefix of the route. Possibly
1220 followed by a slash and the prefix length. If omitted, a
1221 full-length host route is assumed.</para>
1222 </listitem>
1223 </varlistentry>
1224 <varlistentry>
1225 <term><varname>Source=</varname></term>
1226 <listitem>
1227 <para>The source prefix of the route. Possibly followed by
1228 a slash and the prefix length. If omitted, a full-length
1229 host route is assumed.</para>
1230 </listitem>
1231 </varlistentry>
1232 <varlistentry>
1233 <term><varname>Metric=</varname></term>
1234 <listitem>
1235 <para>The metric of the route (an unsigned integer).</para>
1236 </listitem>
1237 </varlistentry>
1238 <varlistentry>
1239 <term><varname>IPv6Preference=</varname></term>
1240 <listitem>
1241 <para>Specifies the route preference as defined in <ulink
1242 url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4191">RFC4191</ulink> for Router Discovery messages.
1243 Which can be one of <literal>low</literal> the route has a lowest priority,
1244 <literal>medium</literal> the route has a default priority or
1245 <literal>high</literal> the route has a highest priority.</para>
1246 </listitem>
1247 </varlistentry>
1248 <varlistentry>
1249 <term><varname>Scope=</varname></term>
1250 <listitem>
1251 <para>The scope of the route, which can be <literal>global</literal>, <literal>site</literal>,
1252 <literal>link</literal>, <literal>host</literal>, or <literal>nowhere</literal>. For IPv4 route,
1253 defaults to <literal>host</literal> if <varname>Type=</varname> is <literal>local</literal>
1254 or <literal>nat</literal>, and <literal>link</literal> if <varname>Type=</varname> is
1255 <literal>broadcast</literal>, <literal>multicast</literal>, or <literal>anycast</literal>.
1256 In other cases, defaults to <literal>global</literal>.</para>
1257 </listitem>
1258 </varlistentry>
1259 <varlistentry>
1260 <term><varname>PreferredSource=</varname></term>
1261 <listitem>
1262 <para>The preferred source address of the route. The address
1263 must be in the format described in
1264 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inet_pton</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
1265 </listitem>
1266 </varlistentry>
1267 <varlistentry>
1268 <term><varname>Table=</varname></term>
1269 <listitem>
1270 <para>The table identifier for the route. Takes <literal>default</literal>,
1271 <literal>main</literal>, <literal>local</literal> or a number between 1 and 4294967295.
1272 The table can be retrieved using <command>ip route show table <replaceable>num</replaceable></command>.
1273 If unset and <varname>Type=</varname> is <literal>local</literal>, <literal>broadcast</literal>,
1274 <literal>anycast</literal>, or <literal>nat</literal>, then <literal>local</literal> is used.
1275 In other cases, defaults to <literal>main</literal>.
1276 </para>
1277 </listitem>
1278 </varlistentry>
1279 <varlistentry>
1280 <term><varname>Protocol=</varname></term>
1281 <listitem>
1282 <para>The protocol identifier for the route. Takes a number between 0 and 255 or the special values
1283 <literal>kernel</literal>, <literal>boot</literal>, <literal>static</literal>,
1284 <literal>ra</literal> and <literal>dhcp</literal>. Defaults to <literal>static</literal>.
1285 </para>
1286 </listitem>
1287 </varlistentry>
1288 <varlistentry>
1289 <term><varname>Type=</varname></term>
1290 <listitem>
1291 <para>Specifies the type for the route. Takes one of <literal>unicast</literal>,
1292 <literal>local</literal>, <literal>broadcast</literal>, <literal>anycast</literal>,
1293 <literal>multicast</literal>, <literal>blackhole</literal>, <literal>unreachable</literal>,
1294 <literal>prohibit</literal>, <literal>throw</literal>, <literal>nat</literal>, and
1295 <literal>xresolve</literal>. If <literal>unicast</literal>, a regular route is defined, i.e. a
1296 route indicating the path to take to a destination network address. If <literal>blackhole</literal>, packets
1297 to the defined route are discarded silently. If <literal>unreachable</literal>, packets to the defined route
1298 are discarded and the ICMP message "Host Unreachable" is generated. If <literal>prohibit</literal>, packets
1299 to the defined route are discarded and the ICMP message "Communication Administratively Prohibited" is
1300 generated. If <literal>throw</literal>, route lookup in the current routing table will fail and the route
1301 selection process will return to Routing Policy Database (RPDB). Defaults to <literal>unicast</literal>.
1302 </para>
1303 </listitem>
1304 </varlistentry>
1305 <varlistentry>
1306 <term><varname>InitialCongestionWindow=</varname></term>
1307 <listitem>
1308 <para>The TCP initial congestion window is used during the start of a TCP connection. During the start of a TCP
1309 session, when a client requests a resource, the server's initial congestion window determines how many data bytes
1310 will be sent during the initial burst of data. Takes a size in bytes between 1 and 4294967295 (2^32 - 1). The usual
1311 suffixes K, M, G are supported and are understood to the base of 1024. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
1312 </para>
1313 </listitem>
1314 </varlistentry>
1315 <varlistentry>
1316 <term><varname>InitialAdvertisedReceiveWindow=</varname></term>
1317 <listitem>
1318 <para>The TCP initial advertised receive window is the amount of receive data (in bytes) that can initially be buffered at one time
1319 on a connection. The sending host can send only that amount of data before waiting for an acknowledgment and window update
1320 from the receiving host. Takes a size in bytes between 1 and 4294967295 (2^32 - 1). The usual suffixes K, M, G are supported
1321 and are understood to the base of 1024. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
1322 </para>
1323 </listitem>
1324 </varlistentry>
1325 <varlistentry>
1326 <term><varname>QuickAck=</varname></term>
1327 <listitem>
1328 <para>Takes a boolean. When true enables TCP quick ack mode for the route. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
1329 </para>
1330 </listitem>
1331 </varlistentry>
1332 <varlistentry>
1333 <term><varname>FastOpenNoCookie=</varname></term>
1334 <listitem>
1335 <para>Takes a boolean. When true enables TCP fastopen without a cookie on a per-route basis.
1336 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
1337 </para>
1338 </listitem>
1339 </varlistentry>
1340 <varlistentry>
1341 <term><varname>TTLPropagate=</varname></term>
1342 <listitem>
1343 <para>Takes a boolean. When true enables TTL propagation at Label Switched Path (LSP) egress.
1344 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
1345 </para>
1346 </listitem>
1347 </varlistentry>
1348 <varlistentry>
1349 <term><varname>MTUBytes=</varname></term>
1350 <listitem>
1351 <para>The maximum transmission unit in bytes to set for the
1352 route. The usual suffixes K, M, G, are supported and are
1353 understood to the base of 1024.</para>
1354 <para>Note that if IPv6 is enabled on the interface, and the MTU is chosen
1355 below 1280 (the minimum MTU for IPv6) it will automatically be increased to this value.</para>
1356 </listitem>
1357 </varlistentry>
1358 <varlistentry>
1359 <term><varname>IPServiceType=</varname></term>
1360 <listitem>
1361 <para>Takes string; <literal>CS6</literal> or <literal>CS4</literal>. Used to set IP
1362 service type to CS6 (network control) or CS4 (Realtime). Defaults to CS6.</para>
1363 </listitem>
1364 </varlistentry>
1365 <varlistentry>
1366 <term><varname>MultiPathRoute=<replaceable>address</replaceable>[@<replaceable>name</replaceable>] [<replaceable>weight</replaceable>]</varname></term>
1367 <listitem>
1368 <para>Configures multipath route. Multipath routing is the technique of using multiple
1369 alternative paths through a network. Takes gateway address. Optionally, takes a network
1370 interface name or index separated with <literal>@</literal>, and a weight in 1..256 for
1371 this multipath route separated with whitespace. This setting can be specified multiple
1372 times. If an empty string is assigned, then the all previous assignments are cleared.</para>
1373 </listitem>
1374 </varlistentry>
1375 </variablelist>
1376 </refsect1>
1377
1378 <refsect1>
1379 <title>[DHCPv4] Section Options</title>
1380 <para>The <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> section configures the
1381 DHCPv4 client, if it is enabled with the
1382 <varname>DHCP=</varname> setting described above:</para>
1383
1384 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1385 <varlistentry>
1386 <term><varname>UseDNS=</varname></term>
1387 <listitem>
1388 <para>When true (the default), the DNS servers received
1389 from the DHCP server will be used and take precedence over
1390 any statically configured ones.</para>
1391
1392 <para>This corresponds to the <option>nameserver</option>
1393 option in <citerefentry
1394 project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
1395 </listitem>
1396 </varlistentry>
1397 <varlistentry>
1398 <term><varname>RoutesToDNS=</varname></term>
1399 <listitem>
1400 <para>When true, the routes to the DNS servers received from the DHCP server will be
1401 configured. When <varname>UseDNS=</varname> is disabled, this setting is ignored.
1402 Defaults to false.</para>
1403 </listitem>
1404 </varlistentry>
1405 <varlistentry>
1406 <term><varname>UseNTP=</varname></term>
1407 <listitem>
1408 <para>When true (the default), the NTP servers received
1409 from the DHCP server will be used by systemd-timesyncd
1410 and take precedence over any statically configured ones.</para>
1411 </listitem>
1412 </varlistentry>
1413 <varlistentry>
1414 <term><varname>UseSIP=</varname></term>
1415 <listitem>
1416 <para>When true (the default), the SIP servers received
1417 from the DHCP server will be saved at the state files and can be
1418 read via <function>sd_network_link_get_sip_servers()</function> function.</para>
1419 </listitem>
1420 </varlistentry>
1421
1422 <varlistentry>
1423 <term><varname>UseMTU=</varname></term>
1424 <listitem>
1425 <para>When true, the interface maximum transmission unit
1426 from the DHCP server will be used on the current link.
1427 If <varname>MTUBytes=</varname> is set, then this setting is ignored.
1428 Defaults to false.</para>
1429 </listitem>
1430 </varlistentry>
1431 <varlistentry>
1432 <term><varname>Anonymize=</varname></term>
1433 <listitem>
1434 <para>Takes a boolean. When true, the options sent to the DHCP server will
1435 follow the <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7844">RFC 7844</ulink>
1436 (Anonymity Profiles for DHCP Clients) to minimize disclosure of identifying information.
1437 Defaults to false.</para>
1438
1439 <para>This option should only be set to true when
1440 <varname>MACAddressPolicy=</varname> is set to <literal>random</literal>
1441 (see <citerefentry
1442 project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>systemd.link</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).</para>
1443
1444 <para>Note that this configuration will overwrite others.
1445 In concrete, the following variables will be ignored:
1446 <varname>SendHostname=</varname>, <varname>ClientIdentifier=</varname>,
1447 <varname>UseRoutes=</varname>, <varname>UseMTU=</varname>,
1448 <varname>VendorClassIdentifier=</varname>, <varname>UseTimezone=</varname>.</para>
1449
1450 <para>With this option enabled DHCP requests will mimic those generated by Microsoft Windows, in
1451 order to reduce the ability to fingerprint and recognize installations. This means DHCP request
1452 sizes will grow and lease data will be more comprehensive than normally, though most of the
1453 requested data is not actually used.</para>
1454 </listitem>
1455 </varlistentry>
1456 <varlistentry>
1457 <term><varname>SendHostname=</varname></term>
1458 <listitem>
1459 <para>When true (the default), the machine's hostname will be sent to the DHCP server.
1460 Note that the machine's hostname must consist only of 7-bit ASCII lower-case characters and
1461 no spaces or dots, and be formatted as a valid DNS domain name. Otherwise, the hostname is not
1462 sent even if this is set to true.</para>
1463 </listitem>
1464 </varlistentry>
1465
1466 <varlistentry>
1467 <term><varname>MUDURL=</varname></term>
1468 <listitem>
1469 <para>When configured, the Manufacturer Usage Descriptions (MUD) URL will be sent to the
1470 DHCPv4 server. Takes an URL of length up to 255 characters. A superficial verification that
1471 the string is a valid URL will be performed. DHCPv4 clients are intended to have at most one
1472 MUD URL associated with them. See
1473 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8520">RFC 8520</ulink>.</para>
1474 </listitem>
1475 </varlistentry>
1476
1477 <varlistentry>
1478 <term><varname>UseHostname=</varname></term>
1479 <listitem>
1480 <para>When true (the default), the hostname received from
1481 the DHCP server will be set as the transient hostname of the system.
1482 </para>
1483 </listitem>
1484 </varlistentry>
1485 <varlistentry>
1486 <term><varname>Hostname=</varname></term>
1487 <listitem>
1488 <para>Use this value for the hostname which is sent to the DHCP server, instead of machine's hostname.
1489 Note that the specified hostname must consist only of 7-bit ASCII lower-case characters and
1490 no spaces or dots, and be formatted as a valid DNS domain name.</para>
1491 </listitem>
1492 </varlistentry>
1493 <varlistentry>
1494 <term><varname>UseDomains=</varname></term>
1495 <listitem>
1496 <para>Takes a boolean, or the special value <literal>route</literal>. When true, the domain name
1497 received from the DHCP server will be used as DNS search domain over this link, similar to the effect of
1498 the <option>Domains=</option> setting. If set to <literal>route</literal>, the domain name received from
1499 the DHCP server will be used for routing DNS queries only, but not for searching, similar to the effect of
1500 the <option>Domains=</option> setting when the argument is prefixed with <literal>~</literal>. Defaults to
1501 false.</para>
1502
1503 <para>It is recommended to enable this option only on trusted networks, as setting this affects resolution
1504 of all hostnames, in particular of single-label names. It is generally safer to use the supplied domain
1505 only as routing domain, rather than as search domain, in order to not have it affect local resolution of
1506 single-label names.</para>
1507
1508 <para>When set to true, this setting corresponds to the <option>domain</option> option in <citerefentry
1509 project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
1510 </listitem>
1511 </varlistentry>
1512 <varlistentry>
1513 <term><varname>UseRoutes=</varname></term>
1514 <listitem>
1515 <para>When true (the default), the static routes will be requested from the DHCP server and added to the
1516 routing table with a metric of 1024, and a scope of "global", "link" or "host", depending on the route's
1517 destination and gateway. If the destination is on the local host, e.g., 127.x.x.x, or the same as the
1518 link's own address, the scope will be set to "host". Otherwise if the gateway is null (a direct route), a
1519 "link" scope will be used. For anything else, scope defaults to "global".</para>
1520 </listitem>
1521 </varlistentry>
1522 <varlistentry>
1523 <term><varname>UseGateway=</varname></term>
1524 <listitem>
1525 <para>When true, the gateway will be requested from the DHCP server and added to the routing table with a
1526 metric of 1024, and a scope of "link". When unset, the value specified with <option>UseRoutes=</option>
1527 is used.</para>
1528 </listitem>
1529 </varlistentry>
1530 <varlistentry>
1531 <term><varname>UseTimezone=</varname></term>
1532
1533 <listitem><para>When true, the timezone received from the
1534 DHCP server will be set as timezone of the local
1535 system. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem>
1536 </varlistentry>
1537
1538 <varlistentry>
1539 <term><varname>ClientIdentifier=</varname></term>
1540 <listitem>
1541 <para>The DHCPv4 client identifier to use. Takes one of <literal>mac</literal>, <literal>duid</literal> or <literal>duid-only</literal>.
1542 If set to <literal>mac</literal>, the MAC address of the link is used.
1543 If set to <literal>duid</literal>, an RFC4361-compliant Client ID, which is the combination of IAID and DUID (see below), is used.
1544 If set to <literal>duid-only</literal>, only DUID is used, this may not be RFC compliant, but some setups may require to use this.
1545 Defaults to <literal>duid</literal>.</para>
1546 </listitem>
1547 </varlistentry>
1548
1549 <varlistentry>
1550 <term><varname>VendorClassIdentifier=</varname></term>
1551 <listitem>
1552 <para>The vendor class identifier used to identify vendor
1553 type and configuration.</para>
1554 </listitem>
1555 </varlistentry>
1556
1557 <varlistentry>
1558 <term><varname>UserClass=</varname></term>
1559 <listitem>
1560 <para>A DHCPv4 client can use UserClass option to identify the type or category of user or applications
1561 it represents. The information contained in this option is a string that represents the user class of which
1562 the client is a member. Each class sets an identifying string of information to be used by the DHCP
1563 service to classify clients. Takes a whitespace-separated list of strings.</para>
1564 </listitem>
1565 </varlistentry>
1566
1567 <varlistentry>
1568 <term><varname>MaxAttempts=</varname></term>
1569 <listitem>
1570 <para>Specifies how many times the DHCPv4 client configuration should be attempted. Takes a
1571 number or <literal>infinity</literal>. Defaults to <literal>infinity</literal>.
1572 Note that the time between retries is increased exponentially, so the network will not be
1573 overloaded even if this number is high.</para>
1574 </listitem>
1575 </varlistentry>
1576
1577 <varlistentry>
1578 <term><varname>DUIDType=</varname></term>
1579 <listitem>
1580 <para>Override the global <varname>DUIDType</varname> setting for this network. See
1581 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>networkd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
1582 for a description of possible values.</para>
1583 </listitem>
1584 </varlistentry>
1585
1586 <varlistentry>
1587 <term><varname>DUIDRawData=</varname></term>
1588 <listitem>
1589 <para>Override the global <varname>DUIDRawData</varname> setting for this network. See
1590 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>networkd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
1591 for a description of possible values.</para>
1592 </listitem>
1593 </varlistentry>
1594
1595 <varlistentry>
1596 <term><varname>IAID=</varname></term>
1597 <listitem>
1598 <para>The DHCP Identity Association Identifier (IAID) for the interface, a 32-bit unsigned integer.</para>
1599 </listitem>
1600 </varlistentry>
1601
1602 <varlistentry>
1603 <term><varname>RequestBroadcast=</varname></term>
1604 <listitem>
1605 <para>Request the server to use broadcast messages before
1606 the IP address has been configured. This is necessary for
1607 devices that cannot receive RAW packets, or that cannot
1608 receive packets at all before an IP address has been
1609 configured. On the other hand, this must not be enabled on
1610 networks where broadcasts are filtered out.</para>
1611 </listitem>
1612 </varlistentry>
1613
1614 <varlistentry>
1615 <term><varname>RouteMetric=</varname></term>
1616 <listitem>
1617 <para>Set the routing metric for routes specified by the
1618 DHCP server.</para>
1619 </listitem>
1620 </varlistentry>
1621
1622 <varlistentry>
1623 <term><varname>RouteTable=<replaceable>num</replaceable></varname></term>
1624 <listitem>
1625 <para>The table identifier for DHCP routes (a number between 1 and 4294967295, or 0 to unset).
1626 The table can be retrieved using <command>ip route show table <replaceable>num</replaceable></command>.
1627 </para>
1628 <para>When used in combination with <varname>VRF=</varname> the
1629 VRF's routing table is used unless this parameter is specified.
1630 </para>
1631 </listitem>
1632 </varlistentry>
1633
1634 <varlistentry>
1635 <term><varname>RouteMTUBytes=</varname></term>
1636 <listitem>
1637 <para>Specifies the MTU for the DHCP routes. Please see the [Route] section for further details.</para>
1638 </listitem>
1639 </varlistentry>
1640
1641 <varlistentry>
1642 <term><varname>ListenPort=</varname></term>
1643 <listitem>
1644 <para>Allow setting custom port for the DHCP client to listen on.</para>
1645 </listitem>
1646 </varlistentry>
1647
1648 <varlistentry>
1649 <term><varname>FallbackLeaseLifetimeSec=</varname></term>
1650 <listitem>
1651 <para>Allows to set DHCPv4 lease lifetime when DHCPv4 server does not send the lease lifetime.
1652 Takes one of <literal>forever</literal> or <literal>infinity</literal> means that the address
1653 never expires. Defaults to unset.</para>
1654 </listitem>
1655 </varlistentry>
1656
1657 <varlistentry>
1658 <term><varname>SendRelease=</varname></term>
1659 <listitem>
1660 <para>When true, the DHCPv4 client sends a DHCP release packet when it stops.
1661 Defaults to true.</para>
1662 </listitem>
1663 </varlistentry>
1664
1665 <varlistentry>
1666 <term><varname>SendDecline=</varname></term>
1667 <listitem>
1668 <para>A boolean. When <literal>true</literal>, DHCPv4 clients receives IP address from DHCP server.
1669 After new IP is received, DHCPv4 performs IPv4 Duplicate Address Detection. If duplicate use of IP is detected
1670 the DHCPv4 client rejects the IP by sending a DHCPDECLINE packet DHCP clients try to obtain an IP address again.
1671 See <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5227">RFC 5224</ulink>.
1672 Defaults to <literal>unset</literal>.</para>
1673 </listitem>
1674 </varlistentry>
1675
1676 <varlistentry>
1677 <term><varname>BlackList=</varname></term>
1678 <listitem>
1679 <para>A whitespace-separated list of IPv4 addresses. DHCP offers from servers in the list are rejected.</para>
1680 </listitem>
1681 </varlistentry>
1682
1683 <varlistentry>
1684 <term><varname>RequestOptions=</varname></term>
1685 <listitem>
1686 <para>When configured, allows to set arbitrary request options in the DHCPv4 request options list and will be
1687 sent to the DHCPV4 server. A whitespace-separated list of integers in the range 1..254. Defaults to unset.</para>
1688 </listitem>
1689 </varlistentry>
1690
1691 <varlistentry>
1692 <term><varname>SendOption=</varname></term>
1693 <listitem>
1694 <para>Send an arbitrary raw option in the DHCPv4 request. Takes a DHCP option number, data type
1695 and data separated with a colon
1696 (<literal><replaceable>option</replaceable>:<replaceable>type</replaceable>:<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>).
1697 The option number must be an integer in the range 1..254. The type takes one of <literal>uint8</literal>,
1698 <literal>uint16</literal>, <literal>uint32</literal>, <literal>ipv4address</literal>, or
1699 <literal>string</literal>. Special characters in the data string may be escaped using
1700 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences">C-style
1701 escapes</ulink>. This setting can be specified multiple times. If an empty string is specified,
1702 then all options specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.</para>
1703 </listitem>
1704 </varlistentry>
1705
1706 <varlistentry>
1707 <term><varname>SendVendorOption=</varname></term>
1708 <listitem>
1709 <para>Send an arbitrary vendor option in the DHCPv4 request. Takes a DHCP option number, data type
1710 and data separated with a colon
1711 (<literal><replaceable>option</replaceable>:<replaceable>type</replaceable>:<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>).
1712 The option number must be an integer in the range 1..254. The type takes one of <literal>uint8</literal>,
1713 <literal>uint16</literal>, <literal>uint32</literal>, <literal>ipv4address</literal>, or
1714 <literal>string</literal>. Special characters in the data string may be escaped using
1715 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences">C-style
1716 escapes</ulink>. This setting can be specified multiple times. If an empty string is specified,
1717 then all options specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.</para>
1718 </listitem>
1719 </varlistentry>
1720 </variablelist>
1721 </refsect1>
1722
1723 <refsect1>
1724 <title>[DHCPv6] Section Options</title>
1725 <para>The <literal>[DHCPv6]</literal> section configures the DHCPv6 client, if it is enabled with the
1726 <varname>DHCP=</varname> setting described above, or invoked by the IPv6 Router Advertisement:</para>
1727
1728 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1729 <varlistentry>
1730 <term><varname>UseDNS=</varname></term>
1731 <term><varname>UseNTP=</varname></term>
1732 <listitem>
1733 <para>As in the <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> section.</para>
1734 </listitem>
1735 </varlistentry>
1736
1737 <varlistentry>
1738 <term><varname>RapidCommit=</varname></term>
1739 <listitem>
1740 <para>Takes a boolean. The DHCPv6 client can obtain configuration parameters from a DHCPv6 server through
1741 a rapid two-message exchange (solicit and reply). When the rapid commit option is enabled by both
1742 the DHCPv6 client and the DHCPv6 server, the two-message exchange is used, rather than the default
1743 four-method exchange (solicit, advertise, request, and reply). The two-message exchange provides
1744 faster client configuration and is beneficial in environments in which networks are under a heavy load.
1745 See <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3315#section-17.2.1">RFC 3315</ulink> for details.
1746 Defaults to true.</para>
1747 </listitem>
1748 </varlistentry>
1749
1750 <varlistentry>
1751 <term><varname>MUDURL=</varname></term>
1752 <listitem>
1753 <para>When configured, the Manufacturer Usage Descriptions (MUD) URL will be sent to the DHCPV6 server.
1754 Takes an URL of length up to 255 characters. A superficial verification that the string is a valid URL
1755 will be performed. DHCPv6 clients are intended to have at most one MUD URL associated with them. See
1756 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8520">RFC 8520</ulink>.</para>
1757 </listitem>
1758 </varlistentry>
1759
1760 <varlistentry>
1761 <term><varname>RequestOptions=</varname></term>
1762 <listitem>
1763 <para>When configured, allows to set arbitrary request options in the DHCPv6 request options list and will
1764 sent to the DHCPV6 server. A whitespace-separated list of integers in the range 1..254. Defaults to unset.</para>
1765 </listitem>
1766 </varlistentry>
1767
1768 <varlistentry>
1769 <term><varname>SendVendorOption=</varname></term>
1770 <listitem>
1771 <para>Send an arbitrary vendor option in the DHCPv6 request. Takes an enterprise identifier, DHCP option number,
1772 data type, and data separated with a colon
1773 (<literal><replaceable>enterprise identifier</replaceable>:<replaceable>option</replaceable>:<replaceable>type</replaceable>:
1774 <replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>). Enterprise identifier is an unsigned integer ranges 1..4294967294.
1775 The option number must be an integer in the range 1..254. Data type takes one of <literal>uint8</literal>,
1776 <literal>uint16</literal>, <literal>uint32</literal>, <literal>ipv4address</literal>, <literal>ipv6address</literal>, or
1777 <literal>string</literal>. Special characters in the data string may be escaped using
1778 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences">C-style
1779 escapes</ulink>. This setting can be specified multiple times. If an empty string is specified,
1780 then all options specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.</para>
1781 </listitem>
1782 </varlistentry>
1783
1784 <varlistentry>
1785 <term><varname>ForceDHCPv6PDOtherInformation=</varname></term>
1786 <listitem>
1787 <para>Takes a boolean that enforces DHCPv6 stateful mode when the 'Other information' bit is set in
1788 Router Advertisement messages. By default setting only the 'O' bit in Router Advertisements
1789 makes DHCPv6 request network information in a stateless manner using a two-message Information
1790 Request and Information Reply message exchange.
1791 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7084">RFC 7084</ulink>, requirement WPD-4, updates
1792 this behavior for a Customer Edge router so that stateful DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation is also
1793 requested when only the 'O' bit is set in Router Advertisements. This option enables such a CE
1794 behavior as it is impossible to automatically distinguish the intention of the 'O' bit otherwise.
1795 By default this option is set to 'false', enable it if no prefixes are delegated when the device
1796 should be acting as a CE router.</para>
1797 </listitem>
1798 </varlistentry>
1799
1800 <varlistentry>
1801 <term><varname>AssignAcquiredDelegatedPrefixAddress=</varname></term>
1802 <listitem>
1803 <para>Takes a boolean. Specifies whether to add an address from the delegated prefixes which are received
1804 from the WAN interface by the <varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname>. When true (on LAN interfce), the EUI-64
1805 algorithm will be used to form an interface identifier from the delegated prefixes. Defaults to true.</para>
1806 </listitem>
1807 </varlistentry>
1808
1809 <varlistentry>
1810 <term><varname>PrefixDelegationHint=</varname></term>
1811 <listitem>
1812 <para>Takes an IPv6 address with prefix length as <varname>Address=</varname> in
1813 the "[Network]" section. Specifies the DHCPv6 client for the requesting router to include
1814 a prefix-hint in the DHCPv6 solicitation. Prefix ranges 1..128. Defaults to unset.</para>
1815 </listitem>
1816 </varlistentry>
1817
1818 <varlistentry>
1819 <term><varname>WithoutRA=</varname></term>
1820 <listitem>
1821 <para>When true, DHCPv6 client starts without router advertisements's managed or other address configuration flag.
1822 Defaults to false.</para>
1823 </listitem>
1824 </varlistentry>
1825
1826 <varlistentry>
1827 <term><varname>SendOption=</varname></term>
1828 <listitem>
1829 <para>As in the <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> section, however because DHCPv6 uses 16-bit fields to store
1830 option numbers, the option number is an integer in the range 1..65536.</para>
1831 </listitem>
1832 </varlistentry>
1833
1834 <varlistentry>
1835 <term><varname>UserClass=</varname></term>
1836 <listitem>
1837 <para>A DHCPv6 client can use User Class option to identify the type or category of user or applications
1838 it represents. The information contained in this option is a string that represents the user class of which
1839 the client is a member. Each class sets an identifying string of information to be used by the DHCP
1840 service to classify clients. Special characters in the data string may be escaped using
1841 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences">C-style
1842 escapes</ulink>. This setting can be specified multiple times. If an empty string is specified,
1843 then all options specified earlier are cleared. Takes a whitespace-separated list of strings. Note that
1844 currently NUL bytes are not allowed.</para>
1845 </listitem>
1846 </varlistentry>
1847
1848 <varlistentry>
1849 <term><varname>VendorClass=</varname></term>
1850 <listitem>
1851 <para>A DHCPv6 client can use VendorClass option to identify the vendor that
1852 manufactured the hardware on which the client is running. The information
1853 contained in the data area of this option is contained in one or more opaque
1854 fields that identify details of the hardware configuration. Takes a
1855 whitespace-separated list of strings.</para>
1856 </listitem>
1857 </varlistentry>
1858 </variablelist>
1859 </refsect1>
1860
1861 <refsect1>
1862 <title>[IPv6AcceptRA] Section Options</title>
1863 <para>The <literal>[IPv6AcceptRA]</literal> section configures the IPv6 Router Advertisement
1864 (RA) client, if it is enabled with the <varname>IPv6AcceptRA=</varname> setting described
1865 above:</para>
1866
1867 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1868 <varlistentry>
1869 <term><varname>UseDNS=</varname></term>
1870 <listitem>
1871 <para>When true (the default), the DNS servers received in the Router Advertisement will be used and take
1872 precedence over any statically configured ones.</para>
1873
1874 <para>This corresponds to the <option>nameserver</option> option in <citerefentry
1875 project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
1876 </listitem>
1877 </varlistentry>
1878
1879 <varlistentry>
1880 <term><varname>UseDomains=</varname></term>
1881 <listitem>
1882 <para>Takes a boolean, or the special value <literal>route</literal>. When true, the domain name
1883 received via IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) will be used as DNS search domain over this link, similar to
1884 the effect of the <option>Domains=</option> setting. If set to <literal>route</literal>, the domain name
1885 received via IPv6 RA will be used for routing DNS queries only, but not for searching, similar to the
1886 effect of the <option>Domains=</option> setting when the argument is prefixed with
1887 <literal>~</literal>. Defaults to false.</para>
1888
1889 <para>It is recommended to enable this option only on trusted networks, as setting this affects resolution
1890 of all hostnames, in particular of single-label names. It is generally safer to use the supplied domain
1891 only as routing domain, rather than as search domain, in order to not have it affect local resolution of
1892 single-label names.</para>
1893
1894 <para>When set to true, this setting corresponds to the <option>domain</option> option in <citerefentry
1895 project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>resolv.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
1896 </listitem>
1897 </varlistentry>
1898
1899 <varlistentry>
1900 <term><varname>RouteTable=<replaceable>num</replaceable></varname></term>
1901 <listitem>
1902 <para>The table identifier for the routes received in the Router Advertisement
1903 (a number between 1 and 4294967295, or 0 to unset).
1904 The table can be retrieved using <command>ip route show table <replaceable>num</replaceable></command>.
1905 </para>
1906 </listitem>
1907 </varlistentry>
1908
1909 <varlistentry>
1910 <term><varname>UseAutonomousPrefix=</varname></term>
1911 <listitem>
1912 <para>When true (the default), the autonomous prefix received in the Router Advertisement will be used and take
1913 precedence over any statically configured ones.</para>
1914 </listitem>
1915 </varlistentry>
1916
1917 <varlistentry>
1918 <term><varname>UseOnLinkPrefix=</varname></term>
1919 <listitem>
1920 <para>When true (the default), the onlink prefix received in the Router Advertisement will be used and take
1921 precedence over any statically configured ones.</para>
1922 </listitem>
1923 </varlistentry>
1924
1925 <varlistentry>
1926 <term><varname>BlackList=</varname></term>
1927 <listitem>
1928 <para>A whitespace-separated list of IPv6 prefixes. IPv6 prefixes supplied via router advertisements in the list are ignored.</para>
1929 </listitem>
1930 </varlistentry>
1931
1932 <varlistentry>
1933 <term><varname>DHCPv6Client=</varname></term>
1934 <listitem>
1935 <para>Takes a boolean, or the special value <literal>always</literal>. When true (the default), the DHCPv6 client will be started when the
1936 RA has the managed or other information flag. If set to <literal>always</literal>, the DHCPv6 client will be started even if there is no
1937 managed or other information flag in the RA.</para>
1938 </listitem>
1939 </varlistentry>
1940 </variablelist>
1941 </refsect1>
1942
1943 <refsect1>
1944 <title>[DHCPServer] Section Options</title>
1945 <para>The <literal>[DHCPServer]</literal> section contains
1946 settings for the DHCP server, if enabled via the
1947 <varname>DHCPServer=</varname> option described above:</para>
1948
1949 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
1950
1951 <varlistentry>
1952 <term><varname>PoolOffset=</varname></term>
1953 <term><varname>PoolSize=</varname></term>
1954
1955 <listitem><para>Configures the pool of addresses to hand out. The pool
1956 is a contiguous sequence of IP addresses in the subnet configured for
1957 the server address, which does not include the subnet nor the broadcast
1958 address. <varname>PoolOffset=</varname> takes the offset of the pool
1959 from the start of subnet, or zero to use the default value.
1960 <varname>PoolSize=</varname> takes the number of IP addresses in the
1961 pool or zero to use the default value. By default, the pool starts at
1962 the first address after the subnet address and takes up the rest of
1963 the subnet, excluding the broadcast address. If the pool includes
1964 the server address (the default), this is reserved and not handed
1965 out to clients.</para></listitem>
1966 </varlistentry>
1967
1968 <varlistentry>
1969 <term><varname>DefaultLeaseTimeSec=</varname></term>
1970 <term><varname>MaxLeaseTimeSec=</varname></term>
1971
1972 <listitem><para>Control the default and maximum DHCP lease
1973 time to pass to clients. These settings take time values in seconds or
1974 another common time unit, depending on the suffix. The default
1975 lease time is used for clients that did not ask for a specific
1976 lease time. If a client asks for a lease time longer than the
1977 maximum lease time, it is automatically shortened to the
1978 specified time. The default lease time defaults to 1h, the
1979 maximum lease time to 12h. Shorter lease times are beneficial
1980 if the configuration data in DHCP leases changes frequently
1981 and clients shall learn the new settings with shorter
1982 latencies. Longer lease times reduce the generated DHCP
1983 network traffic.</para></listitem>
1984 </varlistentry>
1985
1986 <varlistentry>
1987 <term><varname>EmitDNS=</varname></term>
1988 <term><varname>DNS=</varname></term>
1989
1990 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether the DHCP leases handed out
1991 to clients shall contain DNS server information. Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.
1992 The DNS servers to pass to clients may be configured with the
1993 <varname>DNS=</varname> option, which takes a list of IPv4
1994 addresses. If the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> option is
1995 enabled but no servers configured, the servers are
1996 automatically propagated from an "uplink" interface that has
1997 appropriate servers set. The "uplink" interface is determined
1998 by the default route of the system with the highest
1999 priority. Note that this information is acquired at the time
2000 the lease is handed out, and does not take uplink interfaces
2001 into account that acquire DNS or NTP server information at a
2002 later point. DNS server propagation does not take
2003 <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> into account. Also, note
2004 that the leases are not refreshed if the uplink network
2005 configuration changes. To ensure clients regularly acquire the
2006 most current uplink DNS server information, it is thus
2007 advisable to shorten the DHCP lease time via
2008 <varname>MaxLeaseTimeSec=</varname> described
2009 above.</para></listitem>
2010 </varlistentry>
2011
2012 <varlistentry>
2013 <term><varname>EmitNTP=</varname></term>
2014 <term><varname>NTP=</varname></term>
2015
2016 <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and
2017 <varname>DNS=</varname> settings described above, these
2018 settings configure whether and what NTP server information
2019 shall be emitted as part of the DHCP lease. The same syntax,
2020 propagation semantics and defaults apply as for
2021 <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and
2022 <varname>DNS=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2023 </varlistentry>
2024
2025 <varlistentry>
2026 <term><varname>EmitSIP=</varname></term>
2027 <term><varname>SIP=</varname></term>
2028
2029 <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and
2030 <varname>DNS=</varname> settings described above, these
2031 settings configure whether and what SIP server information
2032 shall be emitted as part of the DHCP lease. The same syntax,
2033 propagation semantics and defaults apply as for
2034 <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and
2035 <varname>DNS=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2036 </varlistentry>
2037
2038 <varlistentry>
2039 <term><varname>POP3Servers=</varname></term>
2040
2041 <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>DNS=</varname> setting described above, this setting
2042 configures whether and what POP3 server information shall be emitted as part of the DHCP lease. The
2043 same syntax, propagation semantics and defaults apply as for
2044 <varname>DNS=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2045 </varlistentry>
2046
2047 <varlistentry>
2048 <term><varname>SMTPServers=</varname></term>
2049
2050 <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>DNS=</varname> setting described above, this
2051 setting configures whether and what SMTP server information shall be emitted as part of
2052 the DHCP lease. The same syntax, propagation semantics and defaults apply as for
2053 <varname>DNS=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2054 </varlistentry>
2055
2056 <varlistentry>
2057 <term><varname>LPRServers=</varname></term>
2058
2059 <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>DNS=</varname> setting described above, this
2060 setting configures whether and what LPR (line printer) server information shall be emitted
2061 as part of the DHCP lease. The same syntax, propagation semantics and defaults apply as for
2062 <varname>DNS=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2063 </varlistentry>
2064
2065 <varlistentry>
2066 <term><varname>EmitRouter=</varname></term>
2067
2068 <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname>
2069 setting described above, this setting configures whether the
2070 DHCP lease should contain the router option. The same syntax,
2071 propagation semantics and defaults apply as for
2072 <varname>EmitDNS=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2073 </varlistentry>
2074
2075 <varlistentry>
2076 <term><varname>EmitTimezone=</varname></term>
2077 <term><varname>Timezone=</varname></term>
2078
2079 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether the DHCP leases handed out
2080 to clients shall contain timezone information. Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>. The
2081 <varname>Timezone=</varname> setting takes a timezone string
2082 (such as <literal>Europe/Berlin</literal> or
2083 <literal>UTC</literal>) to pass to clients. If no explicit
2084 timezone is set, the system timezone of the local host is
2085 propagated, as determined by the
2086 <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> symlink.</para></listitem>
2087 </varlistentry>
2088
2089 <varlistentry>
2090 <term><varname>SendOption=</varname></term>
2091 <listitem>
2092 <para>Send a raw option with value via DHCPv4 server. Takes a DHCP option number, data type
2093 and data (<literal><replaceable>option</replaceable>:<replaceable>type</replaceable>:<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>).
2094 The option number is an integer in the range 1..254. The type takes one of <literal>uint8</literal>,
2095 <literal>uint16</literal>, <literal>uint32</literal>, <literal>ipv4address</literal>, <literal>ipv6address</literal>, or
2096 <literal>string</literal>. Special characters in the data string may be escaped using
2097 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences">C-style
2098 escapes</ulink>. This setting can be specified multiple times. If an empty string is specified,
2099 then all options specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.</para>
2100 </listitem>
2101 </varlistentry>
2102
2103 <varlistentry>
2104 <term><varname>SendVendorOption=</varname></term>
2105 <listitem>
2106 <para>Send a vendor option with value via DHCPv4 server. Takes a DHCP option number, data type
2107 and data (<literal><replaceable>option</replaceable>:<replaceable>type</replaceable>:<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>).
2108 The option number is an integer in the range 1..254. The type takes one of <literal>uint8</literal>,
2109 <literal>uint16</literal>, <literal>uint32</literal>, <literal>ipv4address</literal>, or
2110 <literal>string</literal>. Special characters in the data string may be escaped using
2111 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C#Table_of_escape_sequences">C-style
2112 escapes</ulink>. This setting can be specified multiple times. If an empty string is specified,
2113 then all options specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.</para>
2114 </listitem>
2115 </varlistentry>
2116
2117 </variablelist>
2118 </refsect1>
2119
2120 <refsect1>
2121 <title>[IPv6PrefixDelegation] Section Options</title>
2122 <para>The <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> section contains
2123 settings for sending IPv6 Router Advertisements and whether to act as
2124 a router, if enabled via the <varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname>
2125 option described above. IPv6 network prefixes are defined with one or
2126 more <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal> sections.</para>
2127
2128 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2129
2130 <varlistentry>
2131 <term><varname>Managed=</varname></term>
2132 <term><varname>OtherInformation=</varname></term>
2133
2134 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. Controls whether a DHCPv6 server is used to acquire IPv6
2135 addresses on the network link when <varname>Managed=</varname>
2136 is set to <literal>true</literal> or if only additional network
2137 information can be obtained via DHCPv6 for the network link when
2138 <varname>OtherInformation=</varname> is set to
2139 <literal>true</literal>. Both settings default to
2140 <literal>false</literal>, which means that a DHCPv6 server is not being
2141 used.</para></listitem>
2142 </varlistentry>
2143
2144 <varlistentry>
2145 <term><varname>RouterLifetimeSec=</varname></term>
2146
2147 <listitem><para>Takes a timespan. Configures the IPv6 router lifetime in seconds. If set,
2148 this host also announces itself in Router Advertisements as an IPv6
2149 router for the network link. When unset, the host is not acting as a router.</para>
2150 </listitem>
2151 </varlistentry>
2152
2153 <varlistentry>
2154 <term><varname>RouterPreference=</varname></term>
2155
2156 <listitem><para>Configures IPv6 router preference if
2157 <varname>RouterLifetimeSec=</varname> is non-zero. Valid values are
2158 <literal>high</literal>, <literal>medium</literal> and
2159 <literal>low</literal>, with <literal>normal</literal> and
2160 <literal>default</literal> added as synonyms for
2161 <literal>medium</literal> just to make configuration easier. See
2162 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4191">RFC 4191</ulink>
2163 for details. Defaults to <literal>medium</literal>.</para></listitem>
2164 </varlistentry>
2165
2166 <varlistentry>
2167 <term><varname>EmitDNS=</varname></term>
2168 <term><varname>DNS=</varname></term>
2169
2170 <listitem><para><varname>DNS=</varname> specifies a list of recursive DNS server IPv6 addresses
2171 that are distributed via Router Advertisement messages when <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> is
2172 true. <varname>DNS=</varname> also takes special value <literal>_link_local</literal>; in that
2173 case the IPv6 link local address is distributed. If <varname>DNS=</varname> is empty, DNS
2174 servers are read from the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. If the
2175 <literal>[Network]</literal> section does not contain any DNS servers either, DNS servers from
2176 the uplink with the highest priority default route are used. When <varname>EmitDNS=</varname>
2177 is false, no DNS server information is sent in Router Advertisement messages.
2178 <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> defaults to true.
2179 </para></listitem>
2180 </varlistentry>
2181
2182 <varlistentry>
2183 <term><varname>EmitDomains=</varname></term>
2184 <term><varname>Domains=</varname></term>
2185
2186 <listitem><para>A list of DNS search domains distributed via Router
2187 Advertisement messages when <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> is true. If
2188 <varname>Domains=</varname> is empty, DNS search domains are read from the
2189 <literal>[Network]</literal> section. If the <literal>[Network]</literal>
2190 section does not contain any DNS search domains either, DNS search
2191 domains from the uplink with the highest priority default route are
2192 used. When <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> is false, no DNS search domain
2193 information is sent in Router Advertisement messages.
2194 <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> defaults to true.
2195 </para></listitem>
2196 </varlistentry>
2197
2198 <varlistentry>
2199 <term><varname>DNSLifetimeSec=</varname></term>
2200
2201 <listitem><para>Lifetime in seconds for the DNS server addresses listed
2202 in <varname>DNS=</varname> and search domains listed in
2203 <varname>Domains=</varname>.</para></listitem>
2204 </varlistentry>
2205
2206 </variablelist>
2207 </refsect1>
2208
2209 <refsect1>
2210 <title>[IPv6Prefix] Section Options</title>
2211 <para>One or more <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal> sections contain the IPv6
2212 prefixes that are announced via Router Advertisements. See
2213 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4861">RFC 4861</ulink>
2214 for further details.</para>
2215
2216 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2217
2218 <varlistentry>
2219 <term><varname>AddressAutoconfiguration=</varname></term>
2220 <term><varname>OnLink=</varname></term>
2221
2222 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean to specify whether IPv6 addresses can be
2223 autoconfigured with this prefix and whether the prefix can be used for
2224 onlink determination. Both settings default to <literal>true</literal>
2225 in order to ease configuration.
2226 </para></listitem>
2227 </varlistentry>
2228
2229 <varlistentry>
2230 <term><varname>Prefix=</varname></term>
2231
2232 <listitem><para>The IPv6 prefix that is to be distributed to hosts.
2233 Similarly to configuring static IPv6 addresses, the setting is
2234 configured as an IPv6 prefix and its prefix length, separated by a
2235 <literal>/</literal> character. Use multiple
2236 <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal> sections to configure multiple IPv6
2237 prefixes since prefix lifetimes, address autoconfiguration and onlink
2238 status may differ from one prefix to another.</para></listitem>
2239 </varlistentry>
2240
2241 <varlistentry>
2242 <term><varname>PreferredLifetimeSec=</varname></term>
2243 <term><varname>ValidLifetimeSec=</varname></term>
2244
2245 <listitem><para>Preferred and valid lifetimes for the prefix measured in
2246 seconds. <varname>PreferredLifetimeSec=</varname> defaults to 604800
2247 seconds (one week) and <varname>ValidLifetimeSec=</varname> defaults
2248 to 2592000 seconds (30 days).</para></listitem>
2249 </varlistentry>
2250
2251 <varlistentry>
2252 <term><varname>Assign=</varname></term>
2253 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. When true, adds an address from the prefix. Default to false.
2254 </para></listitem>
2255 </varlistentry>
2256 </variablelist>
2257 </refsect1>
2258
2259 <refsect1>
2260 <title>[IPv6RoutePrefix] Section Options</title>
2261 <para>One or more <literal>[IPv6RoutePrefix]</literal> sections contain the IPv6
2262 prefix routes that are announced via Router Advertisements. See
2263 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4191">RFC 4191</ulink>
2264 for further details.</para>
2265
2266 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2267
2268 <varlistentry>
2269 <term><varname>Route=</varname></term>
2270
2271 <listitem><para>The IPv6 route that is to be distributed to hosts.
2272 Similarly to configuring static IPv6 routes, the setting is
2273 configured as an IPv6 prefix routes and its prefix route length,
2274 separated by a<literal>/</literal> character. Use multiple
2275 <literal>[IPv6PrefixRoutes]</literal> sections to configure multiple IPv6
2276 prefix routes.</para></listitem>
2277 </varlistentry>
2278
2279 <varlistentry>
2280 <term><varname>LifetimeSec=</varname></term>
2281
2282 <listitem><para>Lifetime for the route prefix measured in
2283 seconds. <varname>LifetimeSec=</varname> defaults to 604800 seconds (one week).
2284 </para></listitem>
2285 </varlistentry>
2286
2287 </variablelist>
2288 </refsect1>
2289
2290 <refsect1>
2291 <title>[Bridge] Section Options</title>
2292 <para>The <literal>[Bridge]</literal> section accepts the
2293 following keys.</para>
2294 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2295 <varlistentry>
2296 <term><varname>UnicastFlood=</varname></term>
2297 <listitem>
2298 <para>Takes a boolean. Controls whether the bridge should flood
2299 traffic for which an FDB entry is missing and the destination
2300 is unknown through this port. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
2301 </para>
2302 </listitem>
2303 </varlistentry>
2304 <varlistentry>
2305 <term><varname>MulticastFlood=</varname></term>
2306 <listitem>
2307 <para>Takes a boolean. Controls whether the bridge should flood
2308 traffic for which an MDB entry is missing and the destination
2309 is unknown through this port. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
2310 </para>
2311 </listitem>
2312 </varlistentry>
2313 <varlistentry>
2314 <term><varname>MulticastToUnicast=</varname></term>
2315 <listitem>
2316 <para>Takes a boolean. Multicast to unicast works on top of the multicast snooping feature of
2317 the bridge. Which means unicast copies are only delivered to hosts which are interested in it.
2318 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
2319 </para>
2320 </listitem>
2321 </varlistentry>
2322 <varlistentry>
2323 <term><varname>NeighborSuppression=</varname></term>
2324 <listitem>
2325 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether ARP and ND neighbor suppression is enabled for
2326 this port. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
2327 </para>
2328 </listitem>
2329 </varlistentry>
2330 <varlistentry>
2331 <term><varname>Learning=</varname></term>
2332 <listitem>
2333 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether MAC address learning is enabled for
2334 this port. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
2335 </para>
2336 </listitem>
2337 </varlistentry>
2338 <varlistentry>
2339 <term><varname>HairPin=</varname></term>
2340 <listitem>
2341 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether traffic may be sent back
2342 out of the port on which it was received. When this flag is false, and the bridge
2343 will not forward traffic back out of the receiving port.
2344 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2345 </listitem>
2346 </varlistentry>
2347 <varlistentry>
2348 <term><varname>UseBPDU=</varname></term>
2349 <listitem>
2350 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether STP Bridge Protocol Data Units will be
2351 processed by the bridge port. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2352 </listitem>
2353 </varlistentry>
2354 <varlistentry>
2355 <term><varname>FastLeave=</varname></term>
2356 <listitem>
2357 <para>Takes a boolean. This flag allows the bridge to immediately stop multicast
2358 traffic on a port that receives an IGMP Leave message. It is only used with
2359 IGMP snooping if enabled on the bridge. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2360 </listitem>
2361 </varlistentry>
2362 <varlistentry>
2363 <term><varname>AllowPortToBeRoot=</varname></term>
2364 <listitem>
2365 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether a given port is allowed to
2366 become a root port. Only used when STP is enabled on the bridge.
2367 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2368 </listitem>
2369 </varlistentry>
2370 <varlistentry>
2371 <term><varname>ProxyARP=</varname></term>
2372 <listitem>
2373 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether proxy ARP to be enabled on this port.
2374 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2375 </listitem>
2376 </varlistentry>
2377 <varlistentry>
2378 <term><varname>ProxyARPWiFi=</varname></term>
2379 <listitem>
2380 <para>Takes a boolean. Configures whether proxy ARP to be enabled on this port
2381 which meets extended requirements by IEEE 802.11 and Hotspot 2.0 specifications.
2382 When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2383 </listitem>
2384 </varlistentry>
2385 <varlistentry>
2386 <term><varname>MulticastRouter=</varname></term>
2387 <listitem>
2388 <para>Configures this port for having multicast routers attached. A port with a multicast
2389 router will receive all multicast traffic. Takes one of <literal>no</literal>
2390 to disable multicast routers on this port, <literal>query</literal> to let the system detect
2391 the presence of routers, <literal>permanent</literal> to permanently enable multicast traffic
2392 forwarding on this port, or <literal>temporary</literal> to enable multicast routers temporarily
2393 on this port, not depending on incoming queries. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2394 </listitem>
2395 </varlistentry>
2396 <varlistentry>
2397 <term><varname>Cost=</varname></term>
2398 <listitem>
2399 <para>Sets the "cost" of sending packets of this interface.
2400 Each port in a bridge may have a different speed and the cost
2401 is used to decide which link to use. Faster interfaces
2402 should have lower costs. It is an integer value between 1 and
2403 65535.</para>
2404 </listitem>
2405 </varlistentry>
2406 <varlistentry>
2407 <term><varname>Priority=</varname></term>
2408 <listitem>
2409 <para>Sets the "priority" of sending packets on this interface.
2410 Each port in a bridge may have a different priority which is used
2411 to decide which link to use. Lower value means higher priority.
2412 It is an integer value between 0 to 63. Networkd does not set any
2413 default, meaning the kernel default value of 32 is used.</para>
2414 </listitem>
2415 </varlistentry>
2416 </variablelist>
2417 </refsect1>
2418 <refsect1>
2419 <title>[BridgeFDB] Section Options</title>
2420 <para>The <literal>[BridgeFDB]</literal> section manages the
2421 forwarding database table of a port and accepts the following
2422 keys. Specify several <literal>[BridgeFDB]</literal> sections to
2423 configure several static MAC table entries.</para>
2424
2425 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2426 <varlistentry>
2427 <term><varname>MACAddress=</varname></term>
2428 <listitem>
2429 <para>As in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. This
2430 key is mandatory.</para>
2431 </listitem>
2432 </varlistentry>
2433 <varlistentry>
2434 <term><varname>Destination=</varname></term>
2435 <listitem>
2436 <para>Takes an IP address of the destination VXLAN tunnel endpoint.</para>
2437 </listitem>
2438 </varlistentry>
2439 <varlistentry>
2440 <term><varname>VLANId=</varname></term>
2441 <listitem>
2442 <para>The VLAN ID for the new static MAC table entry. If
2443 omitted, no VLAN ID information is appended to the new static MAC
2444 table entry.</para>
2445 </listitem>
2446 </varlistentry>
2447 <varlistentry>
2448 <term><varname>VNI=</varname></term>
2449 <listitem>
2450 <para>The VXLAN Network Identifier (or VXLAN Segment ID) to use to connect to
2451 the remote VXLAN tunnel endpoint. Takes a number in the range 1-16777215.
2452 Defaults to unset.</para>
2453 </listitem>
2454 </varlistentry>
2455 <varlistentry>
2456 <term><varname>AssociatedWith=</varname></term>
2457 <listitem>
2458 <para>Specifies where the address is associated with. Takes one of <literal>use</literal>,
2459 <literal>self</literal>, <literal>master</literal> or <literal>router</literal>.
2460 <literal>use</literal> means the address is in use. User space can use this option to
2461 indicate to the kernel that the fdb entry is in use. <literal>self</literal> means
2462 the address is associated with the port drivers fdb. Usually hardware. <literal>master</literal>
2463 means the address is associated with master devices fdb. <literal>router</literal> means
2464 the destination address is associated with a router. Note that it's valid if the referenced
2465 device is a VXLAN type device and has route shortcircuit enabled. Defaults to <literal>self</literal>.</para>
2466 </listitem>
2467 </varlistentry>
2468 </variablelist>
2469 </refsect1>
2470
2471 <refsect1>
2472 <title>[LLDP] Section Options</title>
2473 <para>The <literal>[LLDP]</literal> section manages the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and accepts the
2474 following keys.</para>
2475 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2476 <varlistentry>
2477 <term><varname>MUDURL=</varname></term>
2478 <listitem>
2479 <para>Controls support for Ethernet LLDP packet's Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD). MUD is an embedded software
2480 standard defined by the IETF that allows IoT Device makers to advertise device specifications, including the intended
2481 communication patterns for their device when it connects to the network. The network can then use this intent to author
2482 a context-specific access policy, so the device functions only within those parameters. Takes an URL of length up to 255
2483 characters. A superficial verification that the string is a valid URL
2484 will be performed. See
2485 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8520">RFC 8520</ulink> for details. The MUD URL received
2486 from the LLDP packets will be saved at the state files and can be read via
2487 <function>sd_lldp_neighbor_get_mud_url()</function> function.</para>
2488 </listitem>
2489 </varlistentry>
2490 </variablelist>
2491 </refsect1>
2492
2493 <refsect1>
2494 <title>[CAN] Section Options</title>
2495 <para>The <literal>[CAN]</literal> section manages the Controller Area Network (CAN bus) and accepts the
2496 following keys.</para>
2497 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2498 <varlistentry>
2499 <term><varname>BitRate=</varname></term>
2500 <listitem>
2501 <para>The bitrate of CAN device in bits per second. The usual SI prefixes (K, M) with the base of 1000 can
2502 be used here. Takes a number in the range 1..4294967295.</para>
2503 </listitem>
2504 </varlistentry>
2505 <varlistentry>
2506 <term><varname>SamplePoint=</varname></term>
2507 <listitem>
2508 <para>Optional sample point in percent with one decimal (e.g. <literal>75%</literal>,
2509 <literal>87.5%</literal>) or permille (e.g. <literal>875‰</literal>).</para>
2510 </listitem>
2511 </varlistentry>
2512 <varlistentry>
2513 <term><varname>DataBitRate=</varname></term>
2514 <term><varname>DataSamplePoint=</varname></term>
2515 <listitem>
2516 <para>The bitrate and sample point for the data phase, if CAN-FD is used. These settings are
2517 analogous to the <varname>BitRate=</varname> and <varname>SamplePoint=</varname> keys.</para>
2518 </listitem>
2519 </varlistentry>
2520 <varlistentry>
2521 <term><varname>FDMode=</varname></term>
2522 <listitem>
2523 <para>Takes a boolean. When <literal>yes</literal>, CAN-FD mode is enabled for the interface.
2524 Note, that a bitrate and optional sample point should also be set for the CAN-FD data phase using
2525 the <varname>DataBitRate=</varname> and <varname>DataSamplePoint=</varname> keys.</para>
2526 </listitem>
2527 </varlistentry>
2528 <varlistentry>
2529 <term><varname>FDNonISO=</varname></term>
2530 <listitem>
2531 <para>Takes a boolean. When <literal>yes</literal>, non-ISO CAN-FD mode is enabled for the
2532 interface. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2533 </listitem>
2534 </varlistentry>
2535 <varlistentry>
2536 <term><varname>RestartSec=</varname></term>
2537 <listitem>
2538 <para>Automatic restart delay time. If set to a non-zero value, a restart of the CAN controller will be
2539 triggered automatically in case of a bus-off condition after the specified delay time. Subsecond delays can
2540 be specified using decimals (e.g. <literal>0.1s</literal>) or a <literal>ms</literal> or
2541 <literal>us</literal> postfix. Using <literal>infinity</literal> or <literal>0</literal> will turn the
2542 automatic restart off. By default automatic restart is disabled.</para>
2543 </listitem>
2544 </varlistentry>
2545 <varlistentry>
2546 <term><varname>Termination=</varname></term>
2547 <listitem>
2548 <para>Takes a boolean. When <literal>yes</literal>, the termination resistor will be selected for
2549 the bias network. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2550 </listitem>
2551 </varlistentry>
2552 <varlistentry>
2553 <term><varname>TripleSampling=</varname></term>
2554 <listitem>
2555 <para>Takes a boolean. When <literal>yes</literal>, three samples (instead of one) are used to determine
2556 the value of a received bit by majority rule. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.</para>
2557 </listitem>
2558 </varlistentry>
2559 <varlistentry>
2560 <term><varname>ListenOnly=</varname></term>
2561 <listitem>
2562 <para>Takes a boolean. When <literal>yes</literal>, listen-only mode is enabled. When the
2563 interface is in listen-only mode, the interface neither transmit CAN frames nor send ACK
2564 bit. Listen-only mode is important to debug CAN networks without interfering with the
2565 communication or acknowledge the CAN frame. When unset, the kernel's default will be used.
2566 </para>
2567 </listitem>
2568 </varlistentry>
2569 </variablelist>
2570 </refsect1>
2571
2572 <refsect1>
2573 <title>[QDisc] Section Options</title>
2574 <para>The <literal>[QDisc]</literal> section manages the traffic control queueing discipline (qdisc).</para>
2575
2576 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2577 <varlistentry>
2578 <term><varname>Parent=</varname></term>
2579 <listitem>
2580 <para>Specifies the parent Queueing Discipline (qdisc). Takes one of <literal>clsact</literal>
2581 or <literal>ingress</literal>. This is mandatory.</para>
2582 </listitem>
2583 </varlistentry>
2584
2585 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2586 </variablelist>
2587 </refsect1>
2588
2589 <refsect1>
2590 <title>[NetworkEmulator] Section Options</title>
2591 <para>The <literal>[NetworkEmulator]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2592 the network emulator. It can be used to configure the kernel packet scheduler and simulate packet
2593 delay and loss for UDP or TCP applications, or limit the bandwidth usage of a particular service to
2594 simulate internet connections.</para>
2595
2596 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2597 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2598 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2599
2600 <varlistentry>
2601 <term><varname>DelaySec=</varname></term>
2602 <listitem>
2603 <para>Specifies the fixed amount of delay to be added to all packets going out of the
2604 interface. Defaults to unset.</para>
2605 </listitem>
2606 </varlistentry>
2607
2608 <varlistentry>
2609 <term><varname>DelayJitterSec=</varname></term>
2610 <listitem>
2611 <para>Specifies the chosen delay to be added to the packets outgoing to the network
2612 interface. Defaults to unset.</para>
2613 </listitem>
2614 </varlistentry>
2615
2616 <varlistentry>
2617 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2618 <listitem>
2619 <para>Specifies the maximum number of packets the qdisc may hold queued at a time.
2620 An unsigned integer ranges 0 to 4294967294. Defaults to 1000.</para>
2621 </listitem>
2622 </varlistentry>
2623
2624 <varlistentry>
2625 <term><varname>LossRate=</varname></term>
2626 <listitem>
2627 <para>Specifies an independent loss probability to be added to the packets outgoing from the
2628 network interface. Takes a percentage value, suffixed with "%". Defaults to unset.</para>
2629 </listitem>
2630 </varlistentry>
2631
2632 <varlistentry>
2633 <term><varname>DuplicateRate=</varname></term>
2634 <listitem>
2635 <para>Specifies that the chosen percent of packets is duplicated before queuing them.
2636 Takes a percentage value, suffixed with "%". Defaults to unset.</para>
2637 </listitem>
2638 </varlistentry>
2639 </variablelist>
2640 </refsect1>
2641
2642 <refsect1>
2643 <title>[TokenBucketFilter] Section Options</title>
2644 <para>The <literal>[TokenBucketFilter]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2645 token bucket filter (tbf).</para>
2646
2647 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2648 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2649 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2650
2651 <varlistentry>
2652 <term><varname>LatencySec=</varname></term>
2653 <listitem>
2654 <para>Specifies the latency parameter, which specifies the maximum amount of time a
2655 packet can sit in the Token Bucket Filter (TBF). Defaults to unset.</para>
2656 </listitem>
2657 </varlistentry>
2658
2659 <varlistentry>
2660 <term><varname>LimitSize=</varname></term>
2661 <listitem>
2662 <para>Takes the number of bytes that can be queued waiting for tokens to become available.
2663 When the size is suffixed with K, M, or G, it is parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes,
2664 respectively, to the base of 1000. Defaults to unset.</para>
2665 </listitem>
2666 </varlistentry>
2667
2668 <varlistentry>
2669 <term><varname>Burst=</varname></term>
2670 <listitem>
2671 <para>Specifies the size of the bucket. This is the maximum amount of bytes that tokens
2672 can be available for instantaneous transfer. When the size is suffixed with K, M, or G, it is
2673 parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively, to the base of 1000. Defaults to
2674 unset.</para>
2675 </listitem>
2676 </varlistentry>
2677
2678 <varlistentry>
2679 <term><varname>Rate=</varname></term>
2680 <listitem>
2681 <para>Specifies the device specific bandwidth. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified
2682 bandwidth is parsed as Kilobits, Megabits, or Gigabits, respectively, to the base of 1000.
2683 Defaults to unset.</para>
2684 </listitem>
2685 </varlistentry>
2686
2687 <varlistentry>
2688 <term><varname>MPUBytes=</varname></term>
2689 <listitem>
2690 <para>The Minimum Packet Unit (MPU) determines the minimal token usage (specified in bytes)
2691 for a packet. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as Kilobytes,
2692 Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively, to the base of 1000. Defaults to zero.</para>
2693 </listitem>
2694 </varlistentry>
2695
2696 <varlistentry>
2697 <term><varname>PeakRate=</varname></term>
2698 <listitem>
2699 <para>Takes the maximum depletion rate of the bucket. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the
2700 specified size is parsed as Kilobits, Megabits, or Gigabits, respectively, to the base of
2701 1000. Defaults to unset.</para>
2702 </listitem>
2703 </varlistentry>
2704
2705 <varlistentry>
2706 <term><varname>MTUBytes=</varname></term>
2707 <listitem>
2708 <para>Specifies the size of the peakrate bucket. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified
2709 size is parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively, to the base of 1000.
2710 Defaults to unset.</para>
2711 </listitem>
2712 </varlistentry>
2713 </variablelist>
2714 </refsect1>
2715
2716 <refsect1>
2717 <title>[PIE] Section Options</title>
2718 <para>The <literal>[PIE]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
2719 (qdisc) of Proportional Integral controller-Enhanced (PIE).</para>
2720
2721 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2722 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2723 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2724
2725 <varlistentry>
2726 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2727 <listitem>
2728 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the queue size in number of packets. When this limit is reached, incoming packets are
2729 dropped. An unsigned integer ranges 1 to 4294967294. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2730 </listitem>
2731 </varlistentry>
2732 </variablelist>
2733 </refsect1>
2734
2735 <refsect1>
2736 <title>[StochasticFairBlue] Section Options</title>
2737 <para>The <literal>[StochasticFairBlue]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
2738 (qdisc) of stochastic fair blue (sfb).</para>
2739
2740 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2741 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2742 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2743
2744 <varlistentry>
2745 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2746 <listitem>
2747 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the queue size in number of packets. When this limit is reached, incoming packets are
2748 dropped. An unsigned integer ranges 0 to 4294967294. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2749 </listitem>
2750 </varlistentry>
2751 </variablelist>
2752 </refsect1>
2753
2754 <refsect1>
2755 <title>[StochasticFairnessQueueing] Section Options</title>
2756 <para>The <literal>[StochasticFairnessQueueing]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
2757 (qdisc) of stochastic fairness queueing (sfq).</para>
2758
2759 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2760 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2761 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2762
2763 <varlistentry>
2764 <term><varname>PerturbPeriodSec=</varname></term>
2765 <listitem>
2766 <para>Specifies the interval in seconds for queue algorithm perturbation. Defaults to unset.</para>
2767 </listitem>
2768 </varlistentry>
2769 </variablelist>
2770 </refsect1>
2771
2772 <refsect1>
2773 <title>[BFIFO] Section Options</title>
2774 <para>The <literal>[BFIFO]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2775 Byte limited Packet First In First Out (bfifo).</para>
2776
2777 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2778 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2779 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2780
2781 <varlistentry>
2782 <term><varname>LimitSize=</varname></term>
2783 <listitem>
2784 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the FIFO size in bytes. The size limit (a buffer size) to prevent it
2785 from overflowing in case it is unable to dequeue packets as quickly as it receives them. When this limit
2786 is reached, incoming packets are dropped. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as
2787 Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively, to the base of 1024. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2788 </listitem>
2789 </varlistentry>
2790 </variablelist>
2791 </refsect1>
2792
2793 <refsect1>
2794 <title>[PFIFO] Section Options</title>
2795 <para>The <literal>[PFIFO]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2796 Packet First In First Out (pfifo).</para>
2797
2798 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2799 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2800 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2801
2802 <varlistentry>
2803 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2804 <listitem>
2805 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the FIFO size in number of packets. The size limit (a buffer size) to prevent it
2806 from overflowing in case it is unable to dequeue packets as quickly as it receives them. When this limit is reached,
2807 incoming packets are dropped. An unsigned integer ranges 0 to 4294967294. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2808 </listitem>
2809 </varlistentry>
2810 </variablelist>
2811 </refsect1>
2812
2813 <refsect1>
2814 <title>[PFIFOHeadDrop] Section Options</title>
2815 <para>The <literal>[PFIFOHeadDrop]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2816 Packet First In First Out Head Drop (pfifo_head_drop).</para>
2817
2818 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2819 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2820 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2821
2822 <varlistentry>
2823 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2824 <listitem>
2825 <para>As in <literal>[PFIFO]</literal> section.</para></listitem>
2826 </varlistentry>
2827 </variablelist>
2828 </refsect1>
2829
2830 <refsect1>
2831 <title>[PFIFOFast] Section Options</title>
2832 <para>The <literal>[PFIFOFast]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2833 Packet First In First Out Fast (pfifo_fast).</para>
2834
2835 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2836 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2837 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2838 </variablelist>
2839 </refsect1>
2840
2841 <refsect1>
2842 <title>[CAKE] Section Options</title>
2843 <para>The <literal>[CAKE]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2844 Common Applications Kept Enhanced (CAKE).</para>
2845
2846 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2847 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2848 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2849
2850 <varlistentry>
2851 <term><varname>Overhead=</varname></term>
2852 <listitem>
2853 <para>Specifies that bytes to be addeded to the size of each packet. Bytes may be negative.
2854 Takes an integer ranges -64 to 256. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2855 </listitem>
2856 </varlistentry>
2857
2858 <varlistentry>
2859 <term><varname>Bandwidth=</varname></term>
2860 <listitem>
2861 <para>Specifies the shaper bandwidth. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is
2862 parsed as Kilobits, Megabits, or Gigabits, respectively, to the base of 1000. Defaults to
2863 unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2864 </listitem>
2865 </varlistentry>
2866 </variablelist>
2867 </refsect1>
2868
2869 <refsect1>
2870 <title>[ControlledDelay] Section Options</title>
2871 <para>The <literal>[ControlledDelay]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2872 controlled delay (CoDel).</para>
2873
2874 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2875 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2876 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2877
2878 <varlistentry>
2879 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2880 <listitem>
2881 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the queue size in number of packets. When this limit is reached, incoming packets are
2882 dropped. An unsigned integer ranges 0 to 4294967294. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2883 </listitem>
2884 </varlistentry>
2885
2886 <varlistentry>
2887 <term><varname>TargetSec=</varname></term>
2888 <listitem>
2889 <para>Takes a timespan. Specifies the acceptable minimum standing/persistent queue delay.
2890 Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2891 </listitem>
2892 </varlistentry>
2893
2894 <varlistentry>
2895 <term><varname>IntervalSec=</varname></term>
2896 <listitem>
2897 <para>Takes a timespan. This is used to ensure that the measured minimum delay does not
2898 become too stale. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2899 </listitem>
2900 </varlistentry>
2901
2902 <varlistentry>
2903 <term><varname>ECN=</varname></term>
2904 <listitem>
2905 <para>Takes a boolean. This can be used to mark packets instead of dropping them. Defaults to
2906 unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2907 </listitem>
2908 </varlistentry>
2909
2910 <varlistentry>
2911 <term><varname>CEThresholdSec=</varname></term>
2912 <listitem>
2913 <para>Takes a timespan. This sets a threshold above which all packets are marked with ECN
2914 Congestion Experienced (CE). Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2915 </listitem>
2916 </varlistentry>
2917 </variablelist>
2918 </refsect1>
2919
2920 <refsect1>
2921 <title>[DeficitRoundRobinScheduler] Section Options</title>
2922 <para>The <literal>[DeficitRoundRobinScheduler]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
2923 Deficit Round Robin Scheduler (DRR).</para>
2924
2925 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2926 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2927 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2928 </variablelist>
2929 </refsect1>
2930
2931 <refsect1>
2932 <title>[DeficitRoundRobinSchedulerClass] Section Options</title>
2933 <para>The <literal>[DeficitRoundRobinSchedulerClass]</literal> section manages the traffic control class of
2934 Deficit Round Robin Scheduler (DRR).</para>
2935
2936 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2937 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-parent" />
2938 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-classid" />
2939
2940 <varlistentry>
2941 <term><varname>Quantum=</varname></term>
2942 <listitem>
2943 <para>Specifies the amount of bytes a flow is allowed to dequeue before the
2944 scheduler moves to the next class. An unsigned integer ranges 1 to 4294967294.
2945 Defaults to the MTU of the interface.</para>
2946 </listitem>
2947 </varlistentry>
2948
2949 </variablelist>
2950 </refsect1>
2951
2952 <refsect1>
2953 <title>[GenericRandomEarlyDetection] Section Options</title>
2954 <para>The <literal>[GenericRandomEarlyDetection]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
2955 (qdisc) of Generic Random Early Detection (GRED).</para>
2956
2957 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2958 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2959 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2960
2961 <varlistentry>
2962 <term><varname>VirtualQueues=</varname></term>
2963 <listitem>
2964 <para>Specifies the number of virtual queues. Takes a integer in the range 1-16. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2965 </listitem>
2966 </varlistentry>
2967
2968 <varlistentry>
2969 <term><varname>DefaultVirtualQueue=</varname></term>
2970 <listitem>
2971 <para>Specifies the number of default virtual queue. This must be less than <varname>VirtualQueue=</varname>.
2972 Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2973 </listitem>
2974 </varlistentry>
2975
2976 <varlistentry>
2977 <term><varname>GenericRIO=</varname></term>
2978 <listitem>
2979 <para>Takes a boolean. It turns on the RIO-like buffering scheme. Defaults to
2980 unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
2981 </listitem>
2982 </varlistentry>
2983 </variablelist>
2984 </refsect1>
2985
2986 <refsect1>
2987 <title>[FairQueueingControlledDelay] Section Options</title>
2988 <para>The <literal>[FairQueueingControlledDelay]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
2989 (qdisc) of fair queuing controlled delay (FQ-CoDel).</para>
2990
2991 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
2992 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
2993 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
2994
2995 <varlistentry>
2996 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
2997 <listitem>
2998 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the real queue size. When this limit is reached, incoming packets are
2999 dropped. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3000 </listitem>
3001 </varlistentry>
3002
3003 <varlistentry>
3004 <term><varname>MemoryLimit=</varname></term>
3005 <listitem>
3006 <para>Specifies the limit on the total number of bytes that can be queued in this FQ-CoDel instance.
3007 When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes,
3008 respectively, to the base of 1024. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3009 </listitem>
3010 </varlistentry>
3011
3012 <varlistentry>
3013 <term><varname>Flows=</varname></term>
3014 <listitem>
3015 <para>Specifies the number of flows into which the incoming packets are classified.
3016 Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3017 </listitem>
3018 </varlistentry>
3019
3020 <varlistentry>
3021 <term><varname>TargetSec=</varname></term>
3022 <listitem>
3023 <para>Takes a timespan. Specifies the acceptable minimum standing/persistent queue delay.
3024 Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3025 </listitem>
3026 </varlistentry>
3027
3028 <varlistentry>
3029 <term><varname>IntervalSec=</varname></term>
3030 <listitem>
3031 <para>Takes a timespan. This is used to ensure that the measured minimum delay does not
3032 become too stale. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3033 </listitem>
3034 </varlistentry>
3035
3036 <varlistentry>
3037 <term><varname>Quantum=</varname></term>
3038 <listitem>
3039 <para>Specifies the number of bytes used as 'deficit' in the fair queuing algorithmtimespan.
3040 When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes,
3041 respectively, to the base of 1024. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3042 </listitem>
3043 </varlistentry>
3044
3045 <varlistentry>
3046 <term><varname>ECN=</varname></term>
3047 <listitem>
3048 <para>Takes a boolean. This can be used to mark packets instead of dropping them. Defaults to
3049 unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3050 </listitem>
3051 </varlistentry>
3052
3053 <varlistentry>
3054 <term><varname>CEThresholdSec=</varname></term>
3055 <listitem>
3056 <para>Takes a timespan. This sets a threshold above which all packets are marked with ECN
3057 Congestion Experienced (CE). Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3058 </listitem>
3059 </varlistentry>
3060 </variablelist>
3061 </refsect1>
3062
3063 <refsect1>
3064 <title>[FairQueueing] Section Options</title>
3065 <para>The <literal>[FairQueueing]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
3066 (qdisc) of fair queue traffic policing (FQ).</para>
3067
3068 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
3069 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
3070 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
3071
3072 <varlistentry>
3073 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
3074 <listitem>
3075 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the real queue size. When this limit is reached, incoming packets are
3076 dropped. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3077 </listitem>
3078 </varlistentry>
3079
3080 <varlistentry>
3081 <term><varname>FlowLimit=</varname></term>
3082 <listitem>
3083 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the maximum number of packets queued per flow. Defaults to
3084 unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3085 </listitem>
3086 </varlistentry>
3087
3088 <varlistentry>
3089 <term><varname>Quantum=</varname></term>
3090 <listitem>
3091 <para>Specifies the credit per dequeue RR round, i.e. the amount of bytes a flow is allowed
3092 to dequeue at once. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as Kilobytes,
3093 Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively, to the base of 1024. Defaults to unset and kernel's
3094 default is used.</para>
3095 </listitem>
3096 </varlistentry>
3097
3098 <varlistentry>
3099 <term><varname>InitialQuantum=</varname></term>
3100 <listitem>
3101 <para>Specifies the initial sending rate credit, i.e. the amount of bytes a new flow is
3102 allowed to dequeue initially. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as
3103 Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively, to the base of 1024. Defaults to unset and
3104 kernel's default is used.</para>
3105 </listitem>
3106 </varlistentry>
3107
3108 <varlistentry>
3109 <term><varname>MaximumRate=</varname></term>
3110 <listitem>
3111 <para>Specifies the maximum sending rate of a flow. When suffixed with K, M, or G, the
3112 specified size is parsed as Kilobits, Megabits, or Gigabits, respectively, to the base of
3113 1000. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3114 </listitem>
3115 </varlistentry>
3116
3117 <varlistentry>
3118 <term><varname>Buckets=</varname></term>
3119 <listitem>
3120 <para>Specifies the size of the hash table used for flow lookups. Defaults to unset and
3121 kernel's default is used.</para>
3122 </listitem>
3123 </varlistentry>
3124
3125 <varlistentry>
3126 <term><varname>OrphanMask=</varname></term>
3127 <listitem>
3128 <para>Takes an unsigned integer. For packets not owned by a socket, fq is able to mask a part
3129 of hash and reduce number of buckets associated with the traffic. Defaults to unset and
3130 kernel's default is used.</para>
3131 </listitem>
3132 </varlistentry>
3133
3134 <varlistentry>
3135 <term><varname>Pacing=</varname></term>
3136 <listitem>
3137 <para>Takes a boolean, and enables or disables flow pacing. Defaults to unset and kernel's
3138 default is used.</para>
3139 </listitem>
3140 </varlistentry>
3141
3142 <varlistentry>
3143 <term><varname>CEThresholdSec=</varname></term>
3144 <listitem>
3145 <para>Takes a timespan. This sets a threshold above which all packets are marked with ECN
3146 Congestion Experienced (CE). Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3147 </listitem>
3148 </varlistentry>
3149 </variablelist>
3150 </refsect1>
3151
3152 <refsect1>
3153 <title>[TrivialLinkEqualizer] Section Options</title>
3154 <para>The <literal>[TrivialLinkEqualizer]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
3155 trivial link equalizer (teql).</para>
3156
3157 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
3158 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
3159 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
3160
3161 <varlistentry>
3162 <term><varname>Id=</varname></term>
3163 <listitem>
3164 <para>Specifies the interface ID <literal>N</literal> of teql. Defaults to <literal>0</literal>.
3165 Note that when teql is used, currently, the module <constant>sch_teql</constant> with
3166 <constant>max_equalizers=N+1</constant> option must be loaded before
3167 <command>systemd-networkd</command> is started.</para>
3168 </listitem>
3169 </varlistentry>
3170 </variablelist>
3171 </refsect1>
3172
3173 <refsect1>
3174 <title>[HierarchyTokenBucket] Section Options</title>
3175 <para>The <literal>[HierarchyTokenBucket]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
3176 hierarchy token bucket (htb).</para>
3177
3178 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
3179 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
3180 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
3181
3182 <varlistentry>
3183 <term><varname>DefaultClass=</varname></term>
3184 <listitem>
3185 <para>Takes the minor id in hexadecimal of the default class. Unclassified traffic gets sent
3186 to the class. Defaults to unset.</para>
3187 </listitem>
3188 </varlistentry>
3189 </variablelist>
3190 </refsect1>
3191
3192 <refsect1>
3193 <title>[HierarchyTokenBucketClass] Section Options</title>
3194 <para>The <literal>[HierarchyTokenBucketClass]</literal> section manages the traffic control class of
3195 hierarchy token bucket (htb).</para>
3196
3197 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
3198 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-parent" />
3199 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-classid" />
3200
3201 <varlistentry>
3202 <term><varname>Priority=</varname></term>
3203 <listitem>
3204 <para>Specifies the priority of the class. In the round-robin process, classes with the lowest
3205 priority field are tried for packets first. This setting is mandatory.</para>
3206 </listitem>
3207 </varlistentry>
3208
3209 <varlistentry>
3210 <term><varname>Rate=</varname></term>
3211 <listitem>
3212 <para>Specifies the maximum rate this class and all its children are guaranteed. When suffixed
3213 with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as Kilobits, Megabits, or Gigabits, respectively,
3214 to the base of 1000. This setting is mandatory.</para>
3215 </listitem>
3216 </varlistentry>
3217
3218 <varlistentry>
3219 <term><varname>CeilRate=</varname></term>
3220 <listitem>
3221 <para>Specifies the maximum rate at which a class can send, if its parent has bandwidth to spare.
3222 When suffixed with K, M, or G, the specified size is parsed as Kilobits, Megabits, or Gigabits,
3223 respectively, to the base of 1000. When unset, the value specified with <varname>Rate=</varname>
3224 is used.</para>
3225 </listitem>
3226 </varlistentry>
3227 </variablelist>
3228 </refsect1>
3229
3230 <refsect1>
3231 <title>[HeavyHitterFilter] Section Options</title>
3232 <para>The <literal>[HeavyHitterFilter]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
3233 (qdisc) of Heavy Hitter Filter (hhf).</para>
3234
3235 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
3236 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
3237 <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-handle" />
3238
3239 <varlistentry>
3240 <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
3241 <listitem>
3242 <para>Specifies the hard limit on the queue size in number of packets. When this limit is reached, incoming packets are
3243 dropped. An unsigned integer ranges 0 to 4294967294. Defaults to unset and kernel's default is used.</para>
3244 </listitem>
3245 </varlistentry>
3246 </variablelist>
3247 </refsect1>
3248
3249 <refsect1>
3250 <title>[BridgeVLAN] Section Options</title>
3251 <para>The <literal>[BridgeVLAN]</literal> section manages the VLAN ID configuration of a bridge port and accepts
3252 the following keys. Specify several <literal>[BridgeVLAN]</literal> sections to configure several VLAN entries.
3253 The <varname>VLANFiltering=</varname> option has to be enabled, see <literal>[Bridge]</literal> section in
3254 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
3255
3256 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
3257 <varlistentry>
3258 <term><varname>VLAN=</varname></term>
3259 <listitem>
3260 <para>The VLAN ID allowed on the port. This can be either a single ID or a range M-N. VLAN IDs are valid
3261 from 1 to 4094.</para>
3262 </listitem>
3263 </varlistentry>
3264 <varlistentry>
3265 <term><varname>EgressUntagged=</varname></term>
3266 <listitem>
3267 <para>The VLAN ID specified here will be used to untag frames on egress. Configuring
3268 <varname>EgressUntagged=</varname> implicates the use of <varname>VLAN=</varname> above and will enable the
3269 VLAN ID for ingress as well. This can be either a single ID or a range M-N.</para>
3270 </listitem>
3271 </varlistentry>
3272 <varlistentry>
3273 <term><varname>PVID=</varname></term>
3274 <listitem>
3275 <para>The Port VLAN ID specified here is assigned to all untagged frames at ingress.
3276 <varname>PVID=</varname> can be used only once. Configuring <varname>PVID=</varname> implicates the use of
3277 <varname>VLAN=</varname> above and will enable the VLAN ID for ingress as well.</para>
3278 </listitem>
3279 </varlistentry>
3280 </variablelist>
3281 </refsect1>
3282
3283 <refsect1>
3284 <title>Examples</title>
3285 <example>
3286 <title>Static network configuration</title>
3287
3288 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/50-static.network
3289 [Match]
3290 Name=enp2s0
3291
3292 [Network]
3293 Address=192.168.0.15/24
3294 Gateway=192.168.0.1</programlisting>
3295
3296 <para>This brings interface <literal>enp2s0</literal> up with a static address. The
3297 specified gateway will be used for a default route.</para>
3298 </example>
3299
3300 <example>
3301 <title>DHCP on ethernet links</title>
3302
3303 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/80-dhcp.network
3304 [Match]
3305 Name=en*
3306
3307 [Network]
3308 DHCP=yes</programlisting>
3309
3310 <para>This will enable DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 on all interfaces with names starting with
3311 <literal>en</literal> (i.e. ethernet interfaces).</para>
3312 </example>
3313
3314 <example>
3315 <title>IPv6 Prefix Delegation</title>
3316
3317 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/55-ipv6-pd-upstream.network
3318 [Match]
3319 Name=enp1s0
3320
3321 [Network]
3322 DHCP=ipv6</programlisting>
3323
3324 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/56-ipv6-pd-downstream.network
3325 [Match]
3326 Name=enp2s0
3327
3328 [Network]
3329 IPv6PrefixDelegation=dhcpv6
3330
3331 [DHCPv6]
3332 AssignAcquiredDelegatedPrefixAddress=yes</programlisting>
3333
3334 <para>This will enable IPv6 PD on the interface enp1s0 as an upstream interface where the
3335 DHCPv6 client is running and enp2s0 as a downstream interface where the prefix is delegated to.</para>
3336 </example>
3337
3338 <example>
3339 <title>A bridge with two enslaved links</title>
3340
3341 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/25-bridge-static.network
3342 [Match]
3343 Name=bridge0
3344
3345 [Network]
3346 Address=192.168.0.15/24
3347 Gateway=192.168.0.1
3348 DNS=192.168.0.1</programlisting>
3349
3350 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/25-bridge-slave-interface-1.network
3351 [Match]
3352 Name=enp2s0
3353
3354 [Network]
3355 Bridge=bridge0</programlisting>
3356
3357 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/25-bridge-slave-interface-2.network
3358 [Match]
3359 Name=wlp3s0
3360
3361 [Network]
3362 Bridge=bridge0</programlisting>
3363
3364 <para>This creates a bridge and attaches devices <literal>enp2s0</literal> and
3365 <literal>wlp3s0</literal> to it. The bridge will have the specified static address
3366 and network assigned, and a default route via the specified gateway will be
3367 added. The specified DNS server will be added to the global list of DNS resolvers.
3368 </para>
3369 </example>
3370
3371 <example>
3372 <title></title>
3373
3374 <programlisting>
3375 # /etc/systemd/network/20-bridge-slave-interface-vlan.network
3376 [Match]
3377 Name=enp2s0
3378
3379 [Network]
3380 Bridge=bridge0
3381
3382 [BridgeVLAN]
3383 VLAN=1-32
3384 PVID=42
3385 EgressUntagged=42
3386
3387 [BridgeVLAN]
3388 VLAN=100-200
3389
3390 [BridgeVLAN]
3391 EgressUntagged=300-400</programlisting>
3392
3393 <para>This overrides the configuration specified in the previous example for the
3394 interface <literal>enp2s0</literal>, and enables VLAN on that bridge port. VLAN IDs
3395 1-32, 42, 100-400 will be allowed. Packets tagged with VLAN IDs 42, 300-400 will be
3396 untagged when they leave on this interface. Untagged packets which arrive on this
3397 interface will be assigned VLAN ID 42.</para>
3398 </example>
3399
3400 <example>
3401 <title>Various tunnels</title>
3402
3403 <programlisting>/etc/systemd/network/25-tunnels.network
3404 [Match]
3405 Name=ens1
3406
3407 [Network]
3408 Tunnel=ipip-tun
3409 Tunnel=sit-tun
3410 Tunnel=gre-tun
3411 Tunnel=vti-tun
3412 </programlisting>
3413
3414 <programlisting>/etc/systemd/network/25-tunnel-ipip.netdev
3415 [NetDev]
3416 Name=ipip-tun
3417 Kind=ipip
3418 </programlisting>
3419
3420 <programlisting>/etc/systemd/network/25-tunnel-sit.netdev
3421 [NetDev]
3422 Name=sit-tun
3423 Kind=sit
3424 </programlisting>
3425
3426 <programlisting>/etc/systemd/network/25-tunnel-gre.netdev
3427 [NetDev]
3428 Name=gre-tun
3429 Kind=gre
3430 </programlisting>
3431
3432 <programlisting>/etc/systemd/network/25-tunnel-vti.netdev
3433 [NetDev]
3434 Name=vti-tun
3435 Kind=vti
3436 </programlisting>
3437
3438 <para>This will bring interface <literal>ens1</literal> up and create an IPIP tunnel,
3439 a SIT tunnel, a GRE tunnel, and a VTI tunnel using it.</para>
3440 </example>
3441
3442 <example>
3443 <title>A bond device</title>
3444
3445 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/30-bond1.network
3446 [Match]
3447 Name=bond1
3448
3449 [Network]
3450 DHCP=ipv6
3451 </programlisting>
3452
3453 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/30-bond1.netdev
3454 [NetDev]
3455 Name=bond1
3456 Kind=bond
3457 </programlisting>
3458
3459 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/30-bond1-dev1.network
3460 [Match]
3461 MACAddress=52:54:00:e9:64:41
3462
3463 [Network]
3464 Bond=bond1
3465 </programlisting>
3466
3467 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/30-bond1-dev2.network
3468 [Match]
3469 MACAddress=52:54:00:e9:64:42
3470
3471 [Network]
3472 Bond=bond1
3473 </programlisting>
3474
3475 <para>This will create a bond device <literal>bond1</literal> and enslave the two
3476 devices with MAC addresses 52:54:00:e9:64:41 and 52:54:00:e9:64:42 to it. IPv6 DHCP
3477 will be used to acquire an address.</para>
3478 </example>
3479
3480 <example>
3481 <title>Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)</title>
3482 <para>Add the <literal>bond1</literal> interface to the VRF master interface
3483 <literal>vrf1</literal>. This will redirect routes generated on this interface to be
3484 within the routing table defined during VRF creation. For kernels before 4.8 traffic
3485 won't be redirected towards the VRFs routing table unless specific ip-rules are added.
3486 </para>
3487 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/25-vrf.network
3488 [Match]
3489 Name=bond1
3490
3491 [Network]
3492 VRF=vrf1
3493 </programlisting>
3494 </example>
3495
3496 <example>
3497 <title>MacVTap</title>
3498 <para>This brings up a network interface <literal>macvtap-test</literal>
3499 and attaches it to <literal>enp0s25</literal>.</para>
3500 <programlisting># /usr/lib/systemd/network/25-macvtap.network
3501 [Match]
3502 Name=enp0s25
3503
3504 [Network]
3505 MACVTAP=macvtap-test
3506 </programlisting>
3507 </example>
3508
3509 <example>
3510 <title>A Xfrm interface with physical underlying device.</title>
3511
3512 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/27-xfrm.netdev
3513 [NetDev]
3514 Name=xfrm0
3515
3516 [Xfrm]
3517 InterfaceId=7</programlisting>
3518
3519 <programlisting># /etc/systemd/network/27-eth0.network
3520 [Match]
3521 Name=eth0
3522
3523 [Network]
3524 Xfrm=xfrm0</programlisting>
3525
3526 <para>This creates a <literal>xfrm0</literal> interface and binds it to the <literal>eth0</literal> device.
3527 This allows hardware based ipsec offloading to the <literal>eth0</literal> nic.
3528 If offloading is not needed, xfrm interfaces can be assigned to the <literal>lo</literal> device.
3529 </para>
3530 </example>
3531 </refsect1>
3532
3533 <refsect1>
3534 <title>See Also</title>
3535 <para>
3536 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
3537 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
3538 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.link</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
3539 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
3540 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-resolved.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
3541 </para>
3542 </refsect1>
3543
3544 </refentry>