X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftinc.texi;h=581da6eade277fc6b0ab0e6c36dcdfd1bbc2afa5;hb=15ad628f06895175d7e629ce0188805dc00159fd;hp=c940eddb48816ef126bb1f72e55a7b8f638e41b0;hpb=7939ee12836bf2ef772f2a6a1e805ee0d64a8e70;p=tinc diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi index c940eddb..581da6ea 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) @@ -2242,6 +2247,9 @@ Use the cookie from @var{filename} to authenticate with a running tinc daemon. If unspecified, the default is @file{@value{localstatedir}/run/tinc.@var{netname}.pid}. +@item --force +Force some commands to work despite warnings. + @item --help Display a short reminder of runtime options and commands, then terminate. @@ -2288,6 +2296,7 @@ To set a variable for a specific host, use the notation @var{host}.@var{variable @cindex add @item add @var{variable} @var{value} As above, but without removing any previously existing configuration variables. +If the variable already exists with the given value, nothing happens. @cindex del @item del @var{variable} [@var{value}] @@ -2308,16 +2317,16 @@ Export the host configuration file of the local node to standard output. Export all host configuration files to standard output. @cindex import -@item import [--force] +@item import Import host configuration file(s) generated by the tinc export command from standard input. Already existing host configuration files are not overwritten unless the option --force is used. @cindex exchange -@item exchange [--force] +@item exchange The same as export followed by import. @cindex exchange-all -@item exchange-all [--force] +@item exchange-all The same as export-all followed by import. @cindex invite @@ -2431,11 +2440,21 @@ Dump VPN traffic going through the local tinc node in pcap-savefile format to st from where it can be redirected to a file or piped through a program that can parse it directly, such as tcpdump. -@cindex network [@var{netname}] -@item network +@cindex network +@item network [@var{netname}] If @var{netname} is given, switch to that network. Otherwise, display a list of all networks for which configuration files exist. +@cindex fsck +@item fsck +This will check the configuration files for possible problems, +such as unsafe file permissions, missing executable bit on script, +unknown and obsolete configuration variables, wrong public and/or private keys, and so on. + +When problems are found, this will be printed on a line with WARNING or ERROR in front of it. +Most problems must be corrected by the user itself, however in some cases (like file permissions and missing public keys), +tinc will ask if it should fix the problem. + @end table @c ==================================================================