X-Git-Url: https://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftinc.conf.5.in;h=2bfd5fef94f8b2f6f0afa5f47540ef49b54362ef;hp=797ca5225f44549f7c63dfb1df03e64702c389cc;hb=ff71f289022ccb91abc2726f16522d55b5ccf0f6;hpb=95a6974de173e0cb78611c6704ed09631d510dae diff --git a/doc/tinc.conf.5.in b/doc/tinc.conf.5.in index 797ca522..2bfd5fef 100644 --- a/doc/tinc.conf.5.in +++ b/doc/tinc.conf.5.in @@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ Note: it is not required that you put in the sign, but doing so improves readability. If you leave it out, remember to replace it with at least one space character. +.Pp +The server configuration is complemented with host specific configuration (see the next section). +Although all configuration options for the local host listed in this document can also be put in +.Pa @sysconfdir@/tinc/ Ns Ar NETNAME Ns Pa /tinc.conf , +it is recommended to put host specific configuration options in the host configuration file, +as this makes it easy to exchange with other nodes. + .Pp Here are all valid variables, listed in alphabetical order. The default value is given between parentheses. @@ -199,7 +206,13 @@ Tinc will expect packets read from the virtual network device to start with an Ethernet header. .El -.It Va Forwarding Li = off | internal | kernel Pq internal +.It Va DirectOnly Li = yes | no Po no Pc Bq experimental +When this option is enabled, packets that cannot be sent directly to the destination node, +but which would have to be forwarded by an intermediate node, are dropped instead. +When combined with the IndirectData option, +packets for nodes for which we do not have a meta connection with are also dropped. + +.It Va Forwarding Li = off | internal | kernel Po internal Pc Bq experimental This option selects the way indirect packets are forwarded. .Bl -tag -width indent