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authorOndrej Zajicek (work) <santiago@crfreenet.org>2016-04-11 00:41:10 +0200
committerOndrej Zajicek (work) <santiago@crfreenet.org>2016-04-11 00:41:10 +0200
commit43fc6bb0fb720762f12124076e2241855741ceb5 (patch)
tree91f7f4f6cbd97fab575936d23601e96bd27dc02c /doc/bird.sgml
parente90dd656cc9126e1fbcc45fb77a10bf1baa2a1b5 (diff)
Documentation update
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@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ BIRD executable by configuring out routing protocols you don't use, and
<tag>-l</tag>
look for a configuration file and a communication socket in the current
- working directory instead of in default system paths. However, paths
+ working directory instead of in default system locations. However, paths
specified by options <cf/-c/, <cf/-s/ have higher priority.
<tag>-R</tag>
@@ -717,6 +717,10 @@ This argument can be omitted if there exists only a single instance.
Show router status, that is BIRD version, uptime and time from last
reconfiguration.
+ <tag>show interfaces [summary]</tag>
+ Show the list of interfaces. For each interface, print its type, state,
+ MTU and addresses assigned.
+
<tag>show protocols [all]</tag>
Show list of protocol instances along with tables they are connected to
and protocol status, possibly giving verbose information, if <cf/all/ is
@@ -744,16 +748,18 @@ This argument can be omitted if there exists only a single instance.
Show contents of an OSPF LSA database. Options could be used to filter
entries.
+ <tag>show rip interfaces [<m/name/] ["<m/interface/"]</tag>
+ Show detailed information about RIP interfaces.
+
+ <tag>show rip neighbors [<m/name/] ["<m/interface/"]</tag>
+ Show a list of RIP neighbors and associated state.
+
<tag>show static [<m/name/]</tag>
Show detailed information about static routes.
<tag>show bfd sessions [<m/name/]</tag>
Show information about BFD sessions.
- <tag>show interfaces [summary]</tag>
- Show the list of interfaces. For each interface, print its type, state,
- MTU and addresses assigned.
-
<tag>show symbols [table|filter|function|protocol|template|roa|<m/symbol/]</tag>
Show the list of symbols defined in the configuration (names of
protocols, routing tables etc.).
@@ -3376,6 +3382,11 @@ protocol rip [&lt;name&gt;] {
RIP, the option is not supported for RIPng, as no further versions are
defined.
+ <tag>version only <m/switch/</tag>
+ Regardless of RIP version configured for the interface, BIRD accepts
+ incoming packets of any RIP version. This option restrict accepted
+ packets to the configured version. Default: no.
+
<tag>split horizon <m/switch/</tag>
Split horizon is a scheme for preventing routing loops. When split
horizon is active, routes are not regularly propagated back to the
@@ -3520,7 +3531,7 @@ default route to prevent routing loops).
packets to a neighboring router, multipath routes specifying several (possibly
weighted) neighboring routers, device routes specifying forwarding to hosts on a
directly connected network, recursive routes computing their nexthops by doing
-route table lookups for a given IP and special routes (sink, blackhole etc.)
+route table lookups for a given IP, and special routes (sink, blackhole etc.)
which specify a special action to be done instead of forwarding the packet.
<p>When the particular destination is not available (the interface is down or
@@ -3528,8 +3539,26 @@ the next hop of the route is not a neighbor at the moment), Static just
uninstalls the route from the table it is connected to and adds it again as soon
as the destination becomes adjacent again.
-<p>The Static protocol does not have many configuration options. The definition
-of the protocol contains mainly a list of static routes:
+<p>There are three classes of definitions in Static protocol configuration --
+global options, static route definitions, and per-route options. Usually, the
+definition of the protocol contains mainly a list of static routes.
+
+<p>Global options:
+
+<descrip>
+ <tag>check link <m/switch/</tag>
+ If set, hardware link states of network interfaces are taken into
+ consideration. When link disappears (e.g. ethernet cable is unplugged),
+ static routes directing to that interface are removed. It is possible
+ that some hardware drivers or platforms do not implement this feature.
+ Default: off.
+
+ <tag>igp table <m/name/</tag>
+ Specifies a table that is used for route table lookups of recursive
+ routes. Default: the same table as the protocol is connected to.
+</descrip>
+
+<p>Route definitions (each may also contain a block of per-route options):
<descrip>
<tag>route <m/prefix/ via <m/ip/</tag>
@@ -3537,7 +3566,7 @@ of the protocol contains mainly a list of static routes:
interface can be specified as a part of the address (e.g.,
<cf/via fe80::1234%eth0/).
- <tag>route <m/prefix/ multipath via <m/ip/ [weight <m/num/] [via ...]</tag>
+ <tag>route <m/prefix/ multipath via <m/ip/ [weight <m/num/] [bfd </m/switch/] [via ...]</tag>
Static multipath route. Contains several nexthops (gateways), possibly
with their weights.
@@ -3553,17 +3582,33 @@ of the protocol contains mainly a list of static routes:
Special routes specifying to silently drop the packet, return it as
unreachable or return it as administratively prohibited. First two
targets are also known as <cf/drop/ and <cf/reject/.
+</descrip>
- <tag>check link <m/switch/</tag>
- If set, hardware link states of network interfaces are taken into
- consideration. When link disappears (e.g. ethernet cable is unplugged),
- static routes directing to that interface are removed. It is possible
- that some hardware drivers or platforms do not implement this feature.
- Default: off.
+<p>Per-route options:
- <tag>igp table <m/name/</tag>
- Specifies a table that is used for route table lookups of recursive
- routes. Default: the same table as the protocol is connected to.
+<descrip>
+ <tag>bfd <m/switch/</tag>
+ The Static protocol could use BFD protocol for next hop liveness
+ detection. If enabled, a BFD session to the route next hop is created
+ and the static route is BFD-controlled -- the static route is announced
+ only if the next hop liveness is confirmed by BFD. If the BFD session
+ fails, the static route is removed. Note that this is a bit different
+ compared to other protocols, which may use BFD as an advisory mechanism
+ for fast failure detection but ignores it if a BFD session is not even
+ established.
+
+ This option can be used for static routes with a direct next hop, or
+ also for for individual next hops in a static multipath route (see
+ above). Note that BFD protocol also has to be configured, see
+ <ref id="sect-bfd" name="BFD"> section for details. Default value is no.
+
+ <tag><m/filter expression/</tag>
+ This is a special option that allows filter expressions to be configured
+ on per-route basis. Can be used multiple times. These expressions are
+ evaluated when the route is originated, similarly to the import filter
+ of the static protocol. This is especially useful for configuring route
+ attributes, e.g., <cf/ospf_metric1 = 100;/ for a route that will be
+ exported to the OSPF protocol.
</descrip>
<p>Static routes have no specific attributes.
@@ -3572,14 +3617,23 @@ of the protocol contains mainly a list of static routes:
<p><code>
protocol static {
- table testable; # Connect to a non-default routing table
+ table testable; # Connect to a non-default routing table
+ check link; # Advertise routes only if link is up
route 0.0.0.0/0 via 198.51.100.130; # Default route
- route 10.0.0.0/8 multipath # Multipath route
+ route 10.0.0.0/8 multipath # Multipath route
via 198.51.100.10 weight 2
- via 198.51.100.20
+ via 198.51.100.20 bfd # BFD-controlled next hop
via 192.0.2.1;
route 203.0.113.0/24 unreachable; # Sink route
- route 10.2.0.0/24 via "arc0"; # Secondary network
+ route 10.2.0.0/24 via "arc0"; # Secondary network
+ route 192.168.10.0/24 via 198.51.100.100 {
+ ospf_metric1 = 20; # Set extended attribute
+ }
+ route 192.168.10.0/24 via 198.51.100.100 {
+ ospf_metric2 = 100; # Set extended attribute
+ ospf_tag = 2; # Set extended attribute
+ bfd; # BFD-controlled route
+ }
}
</code>