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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/ch05-network-interfaces.rst b/docs/ch05-network-interfaces.rst
index 65b7dd60..4b0bdcc8 100644
--- a/docs/ch05-network-interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/ch05-network-interfaces.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ command.
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vyos@vyos:~$
-Each interface can be configured with a description and address.
+Each interface can be configured with a description and address. Interface
+addresses might be a static address like `172.16.51.129/24`, `dhcp` (to
+retrieve the actual interface address from a DHCP server) or an IPv6 address
+like `2001:db8:1::ffff/64`.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ Ethernet interfaces allow for the configuration of speed, duplex, and hw-id
.. code-block:: sh
set interfaces ethernet eth1 address '192.168.0.1/24'
+ set interfaces ethernet eth1 address '2001:db8:1::ffff/64'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'INSIDE'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 duplex 'auto'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 speed 'auto'
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ Resulting in:
ethernet eth1 {
address 192.168.0.1/24
+ address 2001:db8:1::ffff/64
description INSIDE
duplex auto
hw-id 00:0c:29:44:3b:19
@@ -127,13 +132,15 @@ vif <vlan-id>`.
set interfaces ethernet eth1 vif 100 description 'VLAN 100'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 vif 100 address '192.168.100.1/24'
+ set interfaces ethernet eth1 vif 100 address '2001:db8:100::1/64'
Resulting in:
.. code-block:: sh
ethernet eth1 {
- address 192.168.0.1/24
+ address 192.168.100.1/24
+ address 2001:db8:100::1/64
description INSIDE
duplex auto
hw-id 00:0c:29:44:3b:19
@@ -145,7 +152,7 @@ Resulting in:
}
}
-VLAN interfaces are shown as <name>.<vlan-id>, e.g. eth1.100:
+VLAN interfaces are shown as `<name>.<vlan-id>`, e.g. `eth1.100`:
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ VLAN interfaces are shown as <name>.<vlan-id>, e.g. eth1.100:
eth1 192.168.0.1/24 u/u INSIDE
eth1.100 192.168.100.1/24 u/u VLAN 100
lo 127.0.0.1/8 u/u
- ::1/128
+ ::1/128
Bridging
--------
@@ -180,6 +187,7 @@ normal interface.
.. code-block:: sh
set interfaces bridge br100 address '192.168.100.1/24'
+ set interfaces bridge br100 address '2001:db8:100::1/64'
Example Result:
@@ -187,6 +195,7 @@ Example Result:
bridge br100 {
address 192.168.100.1/24
+ address 2001:db8:100::1/64
}
[...]
ethernet eth1 {
@@ -266,6 +275,7 @@ You can combine (aggregate) 2 or more physical interfaces into a single
logical one. It's called bonding, or LAG, or ether-channel, or port-channel.
Create interface bondX, where X is just a number:
+
.. code-block:: sh
set interfaces bonding bond0 description 'my-sw1 int 23 and 24'
@@ -342,15 +352,16 @@ Set Virtual Tunnel interface
.. code-block:: sh
set interfaces vti vti0 address 192.168.2.249/30
+ set interfaces vti vti0 address 2001:db8:2::249/64
Results in:
.. code-block:: sh
-
vyos@vyos# show interfaces vti
vti vti0 {
address 192.168.2.249/30
+ address 2001:db8:2::249/64
description "Description"
}