Apply patch from Scott Lamb adding an output buffer for the TCP sockets.

[tinc] / doc / tinc.texi

diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi
index 7bea5eb..0456b75 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tinc.texi
+++ b/doc/tinc.texi
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 This is the info manual for @value{PACKAGE} version @value{VERSION}, a Virtual Private Network daemon.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2004 Ivo Timmermans
+Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2005 Ivo Timmermans
 <ivo@@tinc-vpn.org>, Guus Sliepen <guus@@tinc-vpn.org> and
 Wessel Dankers <wsl@@tinc-vpn.org>.
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ permission notice identical to this one.
 @cindex copyright
 This is the info manual for @value{PACKAGE} version @value{VERSION}, a Virtual Private Network daemon.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2004 Ivo Timmermans
+Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2005 Ivo Timmermans
 <ivo@@tinc-vpn.org>, Guus Sliepen <guus@@tinc-vpn.org> and
 Wessel Dankers <wsl@@tinc-vpn.org>.
 
@@ -841,15 +841,6 @@ variable.
 
 This option may not work on all platforms.
 
-@cindex BlockingTCP
-@item BlockingTCP = <yes|no> (no) [experimental]
-This options selects whether TCP connections, when established, should use blocking writes.
-When turned off, tinc will never block when a TCP connection becomes congested,
-but will have to terminate that connection instead.
-If turned on, tinc will not terminate connections but will block,
-thereby unable to process data to/from other connections.
-Turn this option on if you also use TCPOnly and tinc terminates connections frequently.
-
 @cindex ConnectTo
 @item ConnectTo = <@var{name}>
 Specifies which other tinc daemon to connect to on startup.
@@ -933,12 +924,16 @@ This only has effect when Mode is set to "switch".
 @item Name = <@var{name}> [required]
 This is a symbolic name for this connection.  It can be anything
 
-@cindex PingTimeout
-@item PingTimeout = <@var{seconds}> (60)
+@cindex PingInterval
+@item PingInterval = <@var{seconds}> (60)
 The number of seconds of inactivity that tinc will wait before sending a
-probe to the other end.  If that other end doesn't answer within that
-same amount of seconds, the connection is terminated, and the others
-will be notified of this.
+probe to the other end.
+
+@cindex PingTimeout
+@item PingTimeout = <@var{seconds}> (5)
+The number of seconds to wait for a response to pings or to allow meta
+connections to block. If the other end doesn't respond within this time,
+the connection is terminated, and the others will be notified of this.
 
 @cindex PriorityInheritance
 @item PriorityInheritance = <yes|no> (no) [experimental]
@@ -1100,6 +1095,13 @@ This script is started when the tinc daemon with name @var{host} becomes reachab
 
 @item @value{sysconfdir}/tinc/@var{netname}/hosts/@var{host}-down
 This script is started when the tinc daemon with name @var{host} becomes unreachable.
+
+@item @value{sysconfdir}/tinc/@var{netname}/subnet-up
+This script is started when a Subnet becomes reachable.
+The Subnet and the node it belongs to are passed in environment variables.
+
+@item @value{sysconfdir}/tinc/@var{netname}/subnet-down
+This script is started when a Subnet becomes unreachable.
 @end table
 
 @cindex environment variables
@@ -1129,6 +1131,7 @@ This should be used for commands like ifconfig.
 @cindex NODE
 @item NODE
 When a host becomes (un)reachable, this is set to its name.
+If a subnet becomes (un)reachable, this is set to the owner of that subnet.
 
 @cindex REMOTEADDRESS
 @item REMOTEADDRESS
@@ -1138,6 +1141,11 @@ When a host becomes (un)reachable, this is set to its real address.
 @item REMOTEPORT
 When a host becomes (un)reachable,
 this is set to the port number it uses for communication with other tinc daemons.
+
+@cindex SUBNET
+@item SUBNET
+When a subnet becomes (un)reachable, this is set to the subnet.
+
 @end table