ip-tunnel(8) — Linux manual page

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NAME         top

       ip-tunnel - tunnel configuration

SYNOPSIS         top

       ip tunnel help

       ip [ OPTIONS ] tunnel { add | change | del | show | prl | 6rd } [
               NAME ]
               [ mode MODE ] [ remote ADDR ] [ local ADDR ]
               [ [i|o]seq ] [ [i|o]key KEY ] [ [i|o]csum ] ]
               [ encaplimit ELIM ] [ ttl|hoplimit TTL ]
               [ tos TOS ] [ flowlabel FLOWLABEL ]
               [ prl-default ADDR ] [ prl-nodefault ADDR ] [ prl-delete
               ADDR ]
               [ 6rd-prefix ADDR ] [ 6rd-relay_prefix ADDR ] [ 6rd-reset
               ]
               [ [no]pmtudisc ] [ [no]ignore-df ] [ [no]allow-
               localremote ]
               [ dev PHYS_DEV ]

       MODE :=  { ipip | gre | sit | isatap | vti | ip6ip6 | ipip6 |
               ip6gre | vti6 | any }

       ADDR := { IP_ADDRESS | any }

       TOS := { STRING | 00..ff | inherit | inherit/STRING |
               inherit/00..ff }

       ELIM := { none | 0..255 }

       TTL := { 1..255 | inherit }

       KEY := { DOTTED_QUAD | NUMBER }

DESCRIPTION         top

       tunnel objects are tunnels, encapsulating packets in IP packets
       and then sending them over the IP infrastructure.  The
       encapsulating (or outer) address family is specified by the -f
       option. The default is IPv4.

       ip tunnel add
              add a new tunnel

       ip tunnel change
              change an existing tunnel

       ip tunnel delete
              destroy a tunnel

              name NAME (default)
                     select the tunnel device name.

              mode MODE
                     set the tunnel mode. Available modes depend on the
                     encapsulating address family.
                     Modes for IPv4 encapsulation available: ipip, sit,
                     isatap, vti, and gre.
                     Modes for IPv6 encapsulation available: ip6ip6,
                     ipip6, ip6gre, vti6, and any.

              remote ADDRESS
                     set the remote endpoint of the tunnel.

              local ADDRESS
                     set the fixed local address for tunneled packets.
                     It must be an address on another interface of this
                     host.

              ttl N

              hoplimit N
                     set a fixed TTL (IPv4) or hoplimit (IPv6) N on
                     tunneled packets.  N is a number in the range
                     1--255. 0 is a special value meaning that packets
                     inherit the TTL value.  The default value for IPv4
                     tunnels is: inherit.  The default value for IPv6
                     tunnels is: 64.

              tos T

              dsfield T

              tclass T
                     set the type of service (IPv4) or traffic class
                     (IPv6) field on tunneled packets, which can be
                     specified as either a two-digit hex value (e.g. c0)
                     or a predefined string (e.g. internet).  The value
                     inherit causes the field to be copied from the
                     original IP header. The values inherit/STRING or
                     inherit/00..ff will set the field to STRING or
                     00..ff when tunneling non-IP packets. The default
                     value is 00.

              dev NAME
                     bind the tunnel to the device NAME so that tunneled
                     packets will only be routed via this device and
                     will not be able to escape to another device when
                     the route to endpoint changes.

              nopmtudisc
                     disable Path MTU Discovery on this tunnel.  It is
                     enabled by default. Note that a fixed ttl is
                     incompatible with this option: tunneling with a
                     fixed ttl always makes pmtu discovery.

              ignore-df
                     enable IPv4 DF suppression on this tunnel.
                     Normally datagrams that exceed the MTU will be
                     fragmented; the presence of the DF flag inhibits
                     this, resulting instead in an ICMP Unreachable
                     (Fragmentation Required) message.  Enabling this
                     attribute causes the DF flag to be ignored.

              key K

              ikey K

              okey K ( only GRE tunnels ) use keyed GRE with key K. K is
                     either a number or an IP address-like dotted quad.
                     The key parameter sets the key to use in both
                     directions.  The ikey and okey parameters set
                     different keys for input and output.

              csum, icsum, ocsum
                     ( only GRE tunnels ) generate/require checksums for
                     tunneled packets.  The ocsum flag calculates
                     checksums for outgoing packets.  The icsum flag
                     requires that all input packets have the correct
                     checksum. The csum flag is equivalent to the
                     combination icsum ocsum.

              seq, iseq, oseq
                     ( only GRE tunnels ) serialize packets.  The oseq
                     flag enables sequencing of outgoing packets.  The
                     iseq flag requires that all input packets are
                     serialized.  The seq flag is equivalent to the
                     combination iseq oseq.  It doesn't work. Don't use
                     it.

              encaplimit ELIM
                     ( only IPv6 tunnels ) set a fixed encapsulation
                     limit. Default is 4.

              flowlabel FLOWLABEL
                     ( only IPv6 tunnels ) set a fixed flowlabel.

              allow-localremote
                     ( only IPv6 tunnels ) allow remote endpoint on the
                     local host.

       ip tunnel prl
              potential router list (ISATAP only)

              dev NAME
                     mandatory device name.

              prl-default ADDR

              prl-nodefault ADDR

              prl-delete ADDR
                     Add or delete ADDR as a potential router or default
                     router.

       ip tunnel show
              list tunnels This command has no arguments.

SEE ALSO         top

       ip(8)

AUTHOR         top

       Original Manpage by Michail Litvak <mci@owl.openwall.com>

COLOPHON         top

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