NETCFG-PROFILES(5)

NAME
netcfg-profiles - netcfg profiles documentation and syntax

DESCRIPTION

The netcfg(8) profiles are plain text files that defines variables for netcfg behavior. They must be compliant with bash(1) shell syntax and usually do not execute any code.

They are named /etc/network.d/${profile_name}, where ${profile_name} must not contain a newline character and should not start with the ‘@’-sign.

OVERVIEW

Profiles must define mandatory variables:

INTERFACE
    The name of the associated network interface.

DESCRIPTION
    A description of the profile.

CONNECTION
    The connection type used by the profile.

Connections define how the network is set up for the profile and also determine additional configuration variable that control their behavior. The available connection types are determined by files in /usr/lib/network/connections/.

AVAILABLE CONNECTIONS

ethernet
    Standard network configuration, suitable for wired connections.

wireless
    Wireless connection, with wpa_supplicant(1) as configuration back-end.

bond
    Bonded network interfaces using ifenslave.

bridge
    Network bridge setup using brctl(8).

tuntap
    TUN/TAP interfaces.

tunnel
    Tunnel interfaces.

vlan
    VLAN setup.

openvpn
    OpenVPN setup.

ppp
    PPP connections setup.

pppoe
    PPPoE connections setup.

The configuration variable for these connection types is described in the following sections.

ETHERNET OPTIONS REFERENCE

  Description

This connection method uses the iproute suite of tools and dhcpcd to gain an IP address.

IP (required for IPv4)
    Can be either ‘static’ or ‘dhcp’. Static requires at least one of ADDR or IPCFG.

  IPv4 options

ADDR (requires IP of ‘static’)
    A single IP address to configure a static IP. For example:

GATEWAY (requires IP of ‘static’)
    Set specified gateway

NETMASK (requires IP of ‘static’)
    Set specified netmask. Defaults to 24

ROUTES
    An array of custom routes (of the form address range via gateway)

  IPv6 options

IP6 (required for IPv6)
    Either ‘dhcp’, ‘dhcp-noaddr’, ‘stateless’, ‘static’. Set to ‘no’ to disable IPv6.

ADDR6 (required when IP6 is ‘static’)
    An array of IPv6 addresses: prefix length may be specified via ‘1234:bcd::11/64’ syntax.

GATEWAY6 (requires IP6 of ‘static’)
    The gateway address for IPv6 routing.

ROUTES6
    An array of custom routes (of the form address range via gateway)

DNS configuration

    DNS
        Array of DNS nameservers. Simply specify the IP’s of each of the DNS nameservers.

    SEARCH
        “search” line for /etc/resolv.conf

    DOMAIN
        “domain” line for /etc/resolv.conf

    HOSTNAME
        Set the system hostname. Ensure any hostname is correctly referenced in /etc/hosts

DHCP configuration

    DHCP_OPTIONS (ipv4)
        String. Any extra arguments to pass to the dhcp client, presently dhcpcd.

    DHCP_TIMEOUT
        Integer. Maximum time to try for a DHCP IP. Default is 10 seconds.

    DHCLIENT
        yes/no. Use dhclient instead of dhcpcd. Defaults to no

    DHCLIENT_OPTIONS (ipv4)
        String. Extra options to pass to dhclient for IPv4.

    DHCLIENT6_OPTIONS (ipv6)
        String. Extra options to pass to dhclient for IPv6.

802.11x Authentication

    AUTH8021X
        Use 802.11x authentication. Enable with ‘yes’.

    WPA_CONF (required for an AUTH8021X of ‘yes’ only)
        Path to wpa_supplicant configuration. Defaults to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

    WPA_OPTS (optional for an AUTH8021X of ‘yes’)
        Extra arguments for wpa_supplicant not specified otherwise. Any option here must specify wpa_supplicant driver. Defaults to -Dwired.

Miscellaneous options

    IPCFG
        Array of arguments to pass to ip. The power of this options is that it allows both simple and complicated routing configurations, within the framework of netcfg.

    SKIPNOCARRIER
        ‘yes’/‘no’. Don’t abort interface setup if no carrier is found.

  Examples

Using ADDR and GATEWAY to set static IP and gateway

        IP="static"
        ADDR="192.168.1.23"
        GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"

Using IPCFG to set a static IP and gateway with custom DNS

        IP="static"
        IPCFG=("addr add dev eth0 192.168.1.23/24 brd +" "route add default via 192.168.1.1")
        DNS=("208.67.222.222" "208.67.220.220")

WIRELESS OPTIONS REFERENCE

  Description

This connection method uses wpa_supplicant to configure a wireless network connection. This connection uses the ethernet connection after successful association and thus supports all of its options.

  Options

SECURITY (required for security of ‘wep’, ‘wpa’, ‘wpa-configsection’ or ‘wpa-config’)
    One of ‘wpa’, ‘wep’, ‘none’, ‘wpa-configsection’ or ‘wpa-config’. Defaults to ‘none’.

KEY (required for SECURITY of ‘wpa’ or ‘wep’ only)
    Wireless encryption key.

ESSID (this or AP is required)
    Name of network to connect to, or hexadecimal digits (see ‘ESSID_TYPE’)

ESSID_TYPE (optional, defaults to ‘ascii’)
    Set to ‘ascii’ or ‘hex’, if set to ‘hex’, ESSID will be interpreted as an hexadecimal SSID and written unquoted to the wpa_supplicant configuration file.

AP (this or ESSID is required)
    AP (BSSID) of the network to connect to.

HIDDEN (optional)
    Define this to connect to hidden ESSIDs.

ADHOC (optional)
    Define this to use ad-hoc mode for wireless.

TIMEOUT (optional)
    Time to wait for association. Defaults to 15 seconds.

SCAN (optional)
    ‘yes’/‘no’. Scan for a wireless network rather than blindly attempting to connect. Hidden SSID networks do not appear in a scan.

WPA options

    WPA_CONF (for SECURITY of ‘wpa-config’ only)
        Path to wpa_supplicant configuration. Defaults to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

    WPA_OPTS
        Extra arguments for wpa_supplicant not specified otherwise.

    WPA_GROUP
        Group that has authority to configure wpa_supplicant via it’s control interface. Used in any configuration that is generated by netcfg.

    WPA_COUNTRY (optional, nl80211 based drivers)
        The country where the device will be used. This allows wpa_supplicant to enforce any local regulatory limitations and will allow all appropriate channels/frequencies for your device.

    WPA_DRIVER (optional)
        A comma-separated list of wpa_supplicant driver interfaces to try. Defaults to ‘nl80211,wext’.

rfkill (Radio Kill Switch) options

    RFKILL
        hard/soft A switch with physical on/off state that cannot be controlled via software is considered a hard switch. Any switch that can be controlled via software is considered soft.

    RFKILL_NAME
        Some switches sysfs entries are not linked with the interface. To match them up, configure the name from /sys/class/rfkill/rfkillX/name here so that netcfg can identify which to control.

OPTIONS FOR ‘BRIDGE’ CONNECTIONS

The options of ‘ethernet’ connections apply to set up standard IP connectivity.

BRIDGE_INTERFACES
    List of network interfaces taking part in the bridge.

FWD_DELAY
    Forward delay of the bridge, see brctl(8)

MAX_AGE
    maxage parameter, see brctl(8)

OPTIONS FOR ‘TUNTAP’ CONNECTIONS

The options of ‘ethernet’ connections apply to set up standard IP connectivity.

MODE
    Set to ‘tun’ or ‘tap’.

USER
    The owning user of the tun/tap interface.

GROUP
    The owning group of the tun/tap interface.

OPTIONS FOR ‘PPP’ CONNECTIONS

PEER
    The pppd(8) peer to use.

PPP_TIMEOUT
    pppd(8) timeout.

OPTIONS FOR ‘VLAN’ CONNECTIONS

INTERFACE
    The name of the virtual interface.

VLAN_PHYS_DEV
    The name of the associated physical interface.

VLAN_ID
    See ip(8).

OPTIONS FOR ‘TUNNEL’ CONNECTIONS

Standard ‘ethernet’ options apply for IP configuration.

INTERFACE
    The name of the tunnel interface.

MODE
    The tunnel type (e.g. ‘sit’). See ip(8) for available modes.

LOCAL
    The address of the local end of the tunnel.

REMOTE
    The address of the remote end of the tunnel.

OPTIONS FOR ‘BOND’ CONNECTIONS

Standard ‘ethernet’ options apply for IP configuration.

SLAVE_INTERFACES (Bash array)
    An array of names of interfaces to be bound together.

OPTIONS FOR ‘OPENVPN’ CONNECTIONS

OVPN_CONFIG
    Path to the openvpn(8) config file.

OVPN_PID_FILE
    Path to the openvpn(8) PID file.

OVPN_FLAGS
    Options to pass to openvpn(8) invocation.

SEE ALSO

More information can be found at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg.

BUGS

For bugtracking, http://bugs.archlinux.org/ is used.

AUTHORS

netcfg has many contributors. For a list of contributors, use git shortlog -s on the netcfg.git repository.

Current maintainer:

    • Jouke Witteveen <j.witteveen@gmail.com>

Past maintainers:

    • Rémy Oudompheng <remy@archlinux.org>

    • James Rayner <james@archlinux.org>