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diff --git a/docs/interfaces/addresses.rst b/docs/interfaces/addresses.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4c3ca7f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/interfaces/addresses.rst @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +.. _interfaces-addresses: + +Interface Addresses +------------------- + +Each interface can be configured with a description and address. Interface +addresses might be: + +* Static IPv4 `address 172.16.51.129/24` +* Static IPv6 `address 2001:db8:1::ffff/64` +* DHCP IPv4 `address dhcp` +* DHCP IPv6 `address dhcpv6` + +An interface description is assigned using the following command: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces ethernet eth0 description 'OUTSIDE' + +IPv4 +^^^^ + +Static Address +************** + +This method is supported on all interfaces, apart from OpenVPN that uses +different syntax and wireless modems that are always autoconfigured through +PPP. + +The command is `set interfaces $type $name address $address`. Examples: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.0.2.1/24 + set interfaces tunnel tun0 address 10.0.0.1/30 + set interfaces bridge br0 address 203.0.113.45/26 + set interfaces ethernet eth0 vif 30 address 192.0.30.254/24 + +DHCP +**** + +This method is supported on all physical interfaces, and those that are +directly connected to a physical interface (ethernet, VLAN, bridge, bond, +pseudo-ethernet, wireless). + +The command is `set interfaces $type $name address dhcp`. Examples: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces ethernet eth0 vif 90 address dhcp + set interfaces bridge br0 address dhcp + +IPv6 +^^^^ + +Static Address +************** + +This method is supported on all interfaces, apart from OpenVPN that uses +different syntax and wireless modems that are always autoconfigured through +PPP. Static IPv6 addresses are supported on all interfaces +except :ref:`interfaces-vti`. + +The command is `set interfaces $type $name address $address`. Examples: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 2001:db8:100::ffff/64 + set interfaces tunnel tun0 address 2001:db8::1/64 + set interfaces bridge br0 address 2001:db8:200::1/64 + set interfaces ethernet eth0 vif 30 address 2001:db8:3::ffff/64 + +DHCP +**** + +This method is supported on all physical interfaces, and those that are +directly connected to a physical interface (ethernet, VLAN, bridge, bond, +pseudo-ethernet, wireless). + +The command is `set interfaces $type $name address dhcpv6`. Examples: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces bonding bond1 address dhcpv6 + set interfaces bridge br0 vif 56 address dhcpv6 + +Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) +************************* + +SLAAC is specified in RFC4862_. This method is supported on all physical +interfaces, and those that are directly connected to a physical interface +(ethernet, VLAN, bridge, bond, pseudo-ethernet, wireless). + +The command is `set interfaces $type $name ipv6 address autoconf`. Examples: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces ethernet eth0 vif 90 ipv6 address autoconf + set interfaces bridge br0 ipv6 address autoconf + +.. note:: This method automatically disables IPv6 traffic forwarding on the + interface in question. + +EUI-64 +****** + +EUI-64 (64-Bit Extended Unique Identifier) as specified in RFC4291_. IPv6 +addresses in /64 networks can be automatically generated from the prefix and +MAC address, if you specify the prefix. + +The command is `set interfaces $type $name ipv6 address eui64 $prefix`. +Examples: + +.. code-block:: sh + + set interfaces bridge br0 ipv6 address eui64 2001:db8:beef::/64 + set interfaces pseudo-ethernet peth0 ipv6 address eui64 2001:db8:aa::/64 + + + +.. _RFC4862: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4862 +.. _RFC4291: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4291#section-2.5.1 |