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@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ protocols to be incorporated easily. Among other features, BIRD supports:
<item>the Border Gateway Protocol (BGPv4)
<item>the Routing Information Protocol (RIPv2)
<item>the Open Shortest Path First protocol (OSPFv2, OSPFv3)
+ <item>the Router Advertisements for IPv6 hosts
<item>a virtual protocol for exchange of routes between different routing tables on a single host
<item>a command-line interface allowing on-line control and inspection
of status of the daemon
@@ -385,7 +386,8 @@ to zero to disable it. An empty <cf><m/switch/</cf> is equivalent to <cf/on/
commas), each clause may contain a mask, a prefix, or both of them. An
interface matches the clause if its name matches the mask (if
specified) and its address matches the prefix (if specified). Mask is
- specified as shell-like pattern.
+ specified as shell-like pattern. For IPv6, the prefix part of a clause
+ is generally ignored and interfaces are matched just by their name.
An interface matches the pattern if it matches any of its
clauses. If the clause begins with <cf/-/, matching interfaces are
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ to zero to disable it. An empty <cf><m/switch/</cf> is equivalent to <cf/on/
interfaces-specific options, in that case for given interface
the first matching interface option is used.
- This option is allowed in Direct, OSPF and RIP protocols,
+ This option is allowed in Direct, OSPF, RIP and RAdv protocols,
but in OSPF protocol it is used in <cf/area/ subsection.
Default: none.
@@ -1293,7 +1295,7 @@ with `<tt/O/') are optional.
protocol bgp {
local as 65000; # Use a private AS number
neighbor 62.168.0.130 as 5588; # Our neighbor ...
- multihop 20 via 62.168.0.13; # ... which is connected indirectly
+ multihop; # ... which is connected indirectly
export filter { # We use non-trivial export rules
if source = RTS_STATIC then { # Export only static routes
# Assign our community
@@ -1516,7 +1518,7 @@ that each router detects all changes.
<sect1>Configuration
<p>In the main part of configuration, there can be multiple definitions of
-OSPF area witch different id included. These definitions includes many other
+OSPF areas, each with a different id. These definitions includes many other
switches and multiple definitions of interfaces. Definition of interface
may contain many switches and constant definitions and list of neighbors
on nonbroadcast networks.
@@ -1967,6 +1969,149 @@ protocol pipe { # The Pipe
}
</code>
+<sect>RAdv
+
+<sect1>Introduction
+
+<p>The RAdv protocol is an implementation of Router Advertisements,
+which are used in the IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration. IPv6 routers
+send (in irregular time intervals or as an answer to a request)
+advertisement packets to connected networks. These packets contain
+basic information about a local network (e.g. a list of network
+prefixes), which allows network hosts to autoconfigure network
+addresses and choose a default route. BIRD implements router behavior
+as defined in RFC 4861<htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc4861.txt">.
+
+<sect1>Configuration
+
+<p>There are two classes of definitions in RAdv configuration --
+interface definitions and prefix definitions:
+
+<descrip>
+ <tag>interface <m/pattern [, ...]/ { <m/options/ }</tag>
+ Interface definitions specify a set of interfaces on which the
+ protocol is activated and contain interface specific options.
+ See <ref id="dsc-iface" name="interface"> common options for
+ detailed description.
+
+ <tag>prefix <m/prefix/ { <m/options/ }</tag>
+ Prefix definitions allows to modify a list of advertised
+ prefixes. By default, the advertised prefixes are the same as
+ the network prefixes assigned to the interface. For each
+ network prefix, the matching prefix definition is found and
+ its options are used. If no matching prefix definition is
+ found, the prefix is used with default options.
+
+ Prefix definitions can be either global or interface-specific.
+ The second ones are part of interface options. The prefix
+ definition matching is done in the first-match style, when
+ interface-specific definitions are processed before global
+ definitions. As expected, the prefix definition is matching if
+ the network prefix is a subnet of the prefix in prefix
+ definition.
+</descrip>
+
+<p>Interface specific options:
+
+<descrip>
+ <tag>max ra interval <m/expr/</tag>
+ Unsolicited router advertisements are sent in irregular time
+ intervals. This option specifies the maximum length of these
+ intervals, in seconds. Valid values are 4-1800. Default: 600
+
+ <tag>min ra interval <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies the minimum length of that intervals, in
+ seconds. Must be at least 3 and at most 3/4 * max ra interval.
+ Default: about 1/3 * max ra interval.
+
+ <tag>min delay <m/expr/</tag>
+ The minimum delay between two consecutive router advertisements,
+ in seconds. Default: 3
+
+ <tag>managed <m/switch/</tag>
+ This option specifies whether hosts should use DHCPv6 for
+ IP address configuration. Default: no
+
+ <tag>other config <m/switch/</tag>
+ This option specifies whether hosts should use DHCPv6 to
+ receive other configuration information. Default: no
+
+ <tag>link mtu <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies which value of MTU should be used by
+ hosts. 0 means unspecified. Default: 0
+
+ <tag>reachable time <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies the time (in milliseconds) how long
+ hosts should assume a neighbor is reachable (from the last
+ confirmation). Maximum is 3600000, 0 means unspecified.
+ Default 0.
+
+ <tag>retrans timer <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies the time (in milliseconds) how long
+ hosts should wait before retransmitting Neighbor Solicitation
+ messages. 0 means unspecified. Default 0.
+
+ <tag>current hop limit <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies which value of Hop Limit should be used
+ by hosts. Valid values are 0-255, 0 means unspecified. Default: 64
+
+ <tag>default lifetime <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies the time (in seconds) how long (after
+ the receipt of RA) hosts may use the router as a default
+ router. 0 means do not use as a default router. Default: 3 *
+ max ra interval.
+</descrip>
+
+
+<p>Prefix specific options:
+
+<descrip>
+ <tag>onlink <m/switch/</tag>
+ This option specifies whether hosts may use the advertised
+ prefix for onlink determination. Default: yes
+
+ <tag>autonomous <m/switch/</tag>
+ This option specifies whether hosts may use the advertised
+ prefix for stateless autoconfiguration. Default: yes
+
+ <tag>valid lifetime <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies the time (in seconds) how long (after
+ the receipt of RA) the prefix information is valid, i.e.,
+ autoconfigured IP addresses can be assigned and hosts with
+ that IP addresses are considered directly reachable. 0 means
+ the prefix is no longer valid. Default: 86400 (1 day)
+
+ <tag>preferred lifetime <m/expr/</tag>
+ This option specifies the time (in seconds) how long (after
+ the receipt of RA) IP addresses generated from the prefix
+ using stateless autoconfiguration remain preferred. Default:
+ 14400 (4 hours)
+</descrip>
+
+<sect1>Example
+
+<p><code>
+protocol radv {
+ interface "eth2" {
+ max ra interval 5; # Fast failover with more routers
+ managed yes; # Using DHCPv6 on eth2
+ prefix ::/0 {
+ autonomous off; # So do not autoconfigure any IP
+ };
+ };
+
+ interface "eth*"; # No need for any other options
+
+ prefix 2001:0DB8:1234::/48 {
+ preferred lifetime 0; # Deprecated address range
+ };
+
+ prefix 2001:0DB8:2000::/48 {
+ autonomous off; # Do not autoconfigure
+ };
+}
+</code>
+
<sect>RIP
<sect1>Introduction