diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst index cf85d0a73144..f81aeb87aa28 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Contents: hinic ila ipddp + ip_dynaddr .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.rst similarity index 65% rename from Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.txt rename to Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.rst index 45f3c1268e86..eacc0c780c7f 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.rst @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================================== IP dynamic address hack-port v0.03 -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +================================== + This stuff allows diald ONESHOT connections to get established by dynamically changing packet source address (and socket's if local procs). It is implemented for TCP diald-box connections(1) and IP_MASQuerading(2). -If enabled[*] and forwarding interface has changed: +If enabled\ [#]_ and forwarding interface has changed: + 1) Socket (and packet) source address is rewritten ON RETRANSMISSIONS while in SYN_SENT state (diald-box processes). 2) Out-bounded MASQueraded source address changes ON OUTPUT (when @@ -12,18 +17,24 @@ If enabled[*] and forwarding interface has changed: received by the tunnel. This is specially helpful for auto dialup links (diald), where the -``actual'' outgoing address is unknown at the moment the link is +``actual`` outgoing address is unknown at the moment the link is going up. So, the *same* (local AND masqueraded) connections requests that bring the link up will be able to get established. -[*] At boot, by default no address rewriting is attempted. - To enable: +.. [#] At boot, by default no address rewriting is attempted. + + To enable:: + # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr - To enable verbose mode: - # echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr - To disable (default) + + To enable verbose mode:: + + # echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr + + To disable (default):: + # echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr Enjoy! --- Juanjo +Juanjo