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diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index 829b148a..653e0bb5 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -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 [<name>] { 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> |