X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftinc.texi;h=427fbeaa0b651243e326b628e48583f99652ba5b;hb=ce7079f4af3157eaef514d6d160933a016b2ab62;hp=c940eddb48816ef126bb1f72e55a7b8f638e41b0;hpb=7939ee12836bf2ef772f2a6a1e805ee0d64a8e70;p=tinc diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi index c940eddb..427fbeaa 100644 --- a/doc/tinc.texi +++ b/doc/tinc.texi @@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ This will allow direct communication using LAN addresses, even if both peers are and they only ConnectTo a third node outside the NAT, which normally would prevent the peers from learning each other's LAN address. -Currently, local discovery is implemented by sending broadcast packets to the LAN during path MTU discovery. -This feature may not work in all possible situations. +Currently, local discovery is implemented by sending some packets to the local address of the node during UDP discovery. +This will not work with old nodes that don't transmit their local address. @cindex LocalDiscoveryAddress @item LocalDiscoveryAddress <@var{address}> @@ -1239,9 +1239,14 @@ using TCP while it determines if a node is reachable over UDP. If it is disabled tinc always assumes a node is reachable over UDP. Note that tinc will never use UDP with nodes that have TCPOnly enabled. +@cindex UDPDiscoveryKeepaliveInterval +@item UDPDiscoveryKeepaliveInterval = (9) +The minimum amount of time between sending UDP ping datagrams to check UDP connectivity once it has been established. +Note that these pings are large, since they are used to verify link MTU as well. + @cindex UDPDiscoveryInterval -@item UDPDiscoveryInterval = (9) -The minimum amount of time between sending UDP ping datagrams to test UDP connectivity. +@item UDPDiscoveryInterval = (2) +The minimum amount of time between sending UDP ping datagrams to try to establish UDP connectivity. @cindex UDPDiscoveryTimeout @item UDPDiscoveryTimeout = (30)