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-rw-r--r--docs/contributing/debugging.rst7
-rw-r--r--docs/quick-start.rst10
-rw-r--r--docs/services/dhcp.rst203
3 files changed, 99 insertions, 121 deletions
diff --git a/docs/contributing/debugging.rst b/docs/contributing/debugging.rst
index ac2e0510..40633535 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/debugging.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing/debugging.rst
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ interface debugging.
It is also possible to set up the debugging using environment variables.
In that case, the name will be (in uppercase) VYOS_FEATURE_DEBUG.
-For example running, ``export VYOS_IFCONFIG_DEBUG=""`` on your vash,
+For example running, ``export VYOS_IFCONFIG_DEBUG=""`` on your vbash,
will have the same effect as ``touch /tmp/vyos.ifconfig.debug``.
* ``ifconfig`` - Once set, all commands used, and their responses received
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ will have the same effect as ``touch /tmp/vyos.ifconfig.debug``.
including during boot. This option sends all commands used by VyOS to a
file. The default file is ``/tmp/full-log`` but it can be changed.
+.. note:: In order to retrieve the debug output on the command-line you need to
+ disable ``vyos-configd`` in addition. This can be run either one-time by calling
+ ``sudo systemctl stop vyos-configd`` or make this reboot-safe by calling
+ ``sudo systemctl disable vyos-configd``.
+
Config Migration Scripts
------------------------
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.rst b/docs/quick-start.rst
index 367bdb4c..c70d4cc5 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.rst
+++ b/docs/quick-start.rst
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ on specific addresses only.
set service ssh port '22'
-Configure DHCP/DNS Servers
-##########################
+.. _dhcp-dns-quick-start:
+
+DHCP/DNS quick-start
+####################
The following settings will configure DHCP and DNS services on your internal/LAN network,
where VyOS will act as the default gateway and DNS server.
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ where VyOS will act as the default gateway and DNS server.
* DHCP clients will be assigned IP addresses within the range of `192.168.0.9 - 192.168.0.254`
and have a domain name of `internal-network`
* DHCP leases will hold for one day (86400 seconds)
-* VyOS will serve as a full DNS recursor, replacing the need to utilize Google,
+* VyOS will serve as a full DNS recursor, replacing the need to utilize Google,
Cloudflare, or other public DNS servers (which is good for privacy)
* Only hosts from your internal/LAN network can use the DNS recursor
@@ -214,5 +216,5 @@ As above, commit your changes, save the configuration, and exit configuration mo
Done
vyos@vyos# exit
vyos@vyos$
-
+
You now should have a simple yet secure and functioning router to experiment with further. Enjoy!
diff --git a/docs/services/dhcp.rst b/docs/services/dhcp.rst
index 39ec3ed3..6cb0bc83 100644
--- a/docs/services/dhcp.rst
+++ b/docs/services/dhcp.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
.. _dhcp:
-#############
-DHCP / DHCPv6
-#############
-
-VyOS uses ISC DHCPd for both IPv4 and IPv6 address assignment.
-
.. _dhcp-server:
+###########
DHCP Server
-===========
+###########
+
+VyOS uses ISC DHCP server for both IPv4 and IPv6 address assignment.
+
+***********
+IPv4 server
+***********
The network topology is declared by shared-network-name and the subnet
declarations. The DHCP service can serve multiple shared networks, with each
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ mappings can be set to assign "static" addresses to clients based on their MAC
address.
Configuration
--------------
+=============
.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-server shared-network-name <name> authoritative
@@ -77,9 +78,8 @@ Configuration
request where no full FQDN is passed. This option can be given multiple times
if you need multiple search domains (DHCP Option 119).
-
Failover
-^^^^^^^^
+--------
VyOS provides support for DHCP failover. DHCP failover must be configured
explicitly by the following statements.
@@ -115,9 +115,8 @@ explicitly by the following statements.
that the failover partnership is immune to disruption (accidental or
otherwise) via third parties.
-
Static mappings
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+---------------
You can specify a static DHCP assignment on a per host basis. You will need the
MAC address of the station and your desired IP address. The address must be
@@ -140,9 +139,8 @@ inside the subnet definition but can be outside of the range statement.
.. hint:: This is the equivalent of the host block in dhcpd.conf of isc-dhcpd.
-
Options
-^^^^^^^
+=======
.. list-table::
:header-rows: 1
@@ -272,9 +270,8 @@ Options
Multi: can be specified multiple times.
-
Raw Parameters
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+==============
Raw parameters can be passed to shared-network-name, subnet and static-mapping:
@@ -299,44 +296,15 @@ Quotes can be used inside parameter values by replacing all quote characters
with the string ``&quot;``. They will be replaced with literal quote characters
when generating dhcpd.conf.
-
Example
-^^^^^^^
-
-Quick-Start
-"""""""""""
-
-* We are offering address space in the `192.0.2.0/24` network.
-* We are using the network name `mypool`.
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool authoritative
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool subnet 192.0.2.0/24 default-router 192.0.2.1
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool subnet 192.0.2.0/24 dns-server 192.0.2.1
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool subnet 192.0.2.0/24 lease 86400
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 start 192.0.2.100
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 stop 192.0.2.199
-
-The generated config will look like:
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- vyos@vyos# show service dhcp-server shared-network-name mypool
- authoritative
- subnet 192.0.2.0/24 {
- default-router 192.0.2.1
- dns-server 192.0.2.1
- lease 86400
- range 0 {
- start 192.0.2.100
- stop 192.0.2.199
- }
- }
+=======
+Please see the :ref:`dhcp-dns-quick-start` configuration.
Failover
-""""""""
+--------
+
+Configuration of a DHCP failover pair
* Setup DHCP failover for network 192.0.2.0/24
* Default gateway and DNS server is at `192.0.2.254`
@@ -344,37 +312,38 @@ Failover
* The secondary DHCP server uses address `192.168.189.253`
* DHCP range spans from `192.168.189.10` - `192.168.189.250`
-**Primary**
+Common configuration, valid for both primary and secondary node.
.. code-block:: none
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 default-router '192.0.2.254'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 dns-server '192.0.2.254'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 domain-name 'vyos.net'
+ set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 start '192.0.2.10'
+ set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 stop '192.0.2.250'
+
+
+**Primary**
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover local-address '192.168.189.252'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover name 'NET-VYOS'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover peer-address '192.168.189.253'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover status 'primary'
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 start '192.0.2.10'
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 stop '192.0.2.250'
**Secondary**
.. code-block:: none
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 default-router '192.0.2.254'
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 dns-server '192.0.2.254'
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 domain-name 'vyos.net'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover local-address '192.168.189.253'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover name 'NET-VYOS'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover peer-address '192.168.189.252'
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 failover status 'primary'
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 start '192.0.2.10'
- set service dhcp-server shared-network-name NET-VYOS subnet 192.0.2.0/24 range 0 stop '192.0.2.250'
Raw Parameters
-""""""""""""""
+--------------
* Override static-mapping's dns-server with a custom one that will be sent only
to this host.
@@ -390,9 +359,8 @@ Raw Parameters
set service dhcp-server shared-network-name dhcpexample subnet 192.0.2.0/24 static-mapping example static-mapping-parameters "option pxelinux.configfile &quot;pxelinux.cfg/01-00-15-17-44-2d-aa&quot;;"
-
Operation Mode
---------------
+==============
.. opcmd:: restart dhcp server
@@ -442,14 +410,15 @@ Operation Mode
Show only leases with the specified state. Possible states: all, active,
free, expired, released, abandoned, reset, backup (default = active)
-DHCPv6 Server
-=============
+***********
+IPv6 server
+***********
VyOS also provides DHCPv6 server functionality which is described in this
section.
-Configuration Options
----------------------
+Configuration
+=============
.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-server preference <preference value>
@@ -490,7 +459,7 @@ Configuration Options
A SNTP server address can be specified for DHCPv6 clients.
Prefix Delegation
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+-----------------
To hand out individual prefixes to your clients the following configuration is
used:
@@ -541,7 +510,7 @@ The configuration will look as follows:
}
Static mappings
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+---------------
In order to map specific IPv6 addresses to specific hosts static mappings can
be created. The following example explains the process.
@@ -583,7 +552,7 @@ The configuration will look as follows:
}
Operation Mode
---------------
+==============
.. opcmd:: restart dhcpv6 server
@@ -622,8 +591,9 @@ Operation Mode
Show only leases with the specified state. Possible states: abandoned,
active, all, backup, expired, free, released, reset (default = active)
+##########
DHCP Relay
-==========
+##########
If you want your router to forward DHCP requests to an external DHCP server
you can configure the system to act as a DHCP relay agent. The DHCP relay
@@ -631,8 +601,12 @@ agent works with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
All interfaces used for the DHCP relay must be configured.
+**********
+IPv4 relay
+**********
+
Configuration
--------------
+=============
.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcp-relay interface <interface>
@@ -648,30 +622,6 @@ Configuration
The router should discard DHCP packages already containing relay agent
information to ensure that only requests from DHCP clients are forwarded.
-Example
--------
-
-* Listen for DHCP requests on interface ``eth1``.
-* DHCP server is located at IPv4 address 10.0.1.4.
-* Router receives DHCP client requests on ``eth1`` and relays them to the server at 10.0.1.4.
-
-.. figure:: /_static/images/service_dhcp-relay01.png
- :scale: 80 %
- :alt: DHCP relay example
-
- DHCP relay example
-
-The generated configuration will look like:
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- show service dhcp-relay
- interface eth1
- server 10.0.1.4
- relay-options {
- relay-agents-packets discard
- }
-
Options
-------
@@ -703,18 +653,43 @@ Options
* **replace:** Relay information already present in a packet is stripped and
replaced with the router's own relay information set.
+Example
+=======
+
+* Listen for DHCP requests on interface ``eth1``.
+* DHCP server is located at IPv4 address 10.0.1.4.
+* Router receives DHCP client requests on ``eth1`` and relays them to the server at 10.0.1.4.
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/service_dhcp-relay01.png
+ :scale: 80 %
+ :alt: DHCP relay example
+
+ DHCP relay example
+
+The generated configuration will look like:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ show service dhcp-relay
+ interface eth1
+ server 10.0.1.4
+ relay-options {
+ relay-agents-packets discard
+ }
+
Operation
----------
+=========
.. opcmd:: restart dhcp relay-agent
Restart DHCP relay service
-DHCPv6 relay
-============
+**********
+IPv6 relay
+**********
Configuration
--------------
+=============
.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-relay listen-interface <interface>
@@ -727,8 +702,20 @@ Configuration
Specifies an upstream network `<interface>` from which replies from `<server>`
and other relay agents will be accepted.
+Options
+-------
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-relay max-hop-count 'count'
+
+ Set maximum hop count before packets are discarded, default: 10
+
+.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-relay use-interface-id-option
+
+ If this is set the relay agent will insert the interface ID. This option is
+ set automatically if more than one listening interfaces are in use.
+
Example
-^^^^^^^
+=======
* DHCPv6 requests are received by the router on `listening interface` ``eth1``
* Requests are forwarded through ``eth2`` as the `upstream interface`
@@ -752,24 +739,8 @@ The generated configuration will look like:
address 2001:db8::4
}
-Options
--------
-
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-relay max-hop-count 'count'
-
- Set maximum hop count before packets are discarded, default: 10
-
-.. cfgcmd:: set service dhcpv6-relay use-interface-id-option
-
- If this is set the relay agent will insert the interface ID. This option is
- set automatically if more than one listening interfaces are in use.
-
Operation
----------
-
-.. opcmd:: show dhcpv6 relay-agent status
-
- Show the current status of the DHCPv6 relay agent:
+=========
.. opcmd:: restart dhcpv6 relay-agent