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authorRémy Oudompheng <remy@archlinux.org>2011-07-14 12:43:34 +0200
committerRémy Oudompheng <remy@archlinux.org>2011-07-14 12:43:34 +0200
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netcfg-profiles: more doc for other connection types
Signed-off-by: Rémy Oudompheng <remy@archlinux.org>
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diff --git a/docs/netcfg-profiles.txt b/docs/netcfg-profiles.txt
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--- a/docs/netcfg-profiles.txt
+++ b/docs/netcfg-profiles.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ wireless
: Wireless connection, with **wpa_supplicant**(1) as configuration
back-end.
bridge
-: Network bridge setup.
+: Network bridge setup using **brctl**(8).
tuntap
: TUN/TAP interfaces.
vlan
@@ -189,3 +189,57 @@ RFKILL_NAME
: Some switches sysfs entries are not linked with the interface. To
match them up, configure the name from /sys/class/rfkill/rfkillX/name
here so that netcfg can identify which to control.
+
+Options for 'bridge' connections
+================================
+
+The options of 'ethernet' connections apply to set up standard IP connectivity.
+
+BRIDGE_INTERFACES
+: List of network interfaces taking part in the bridge.
+
+FWD_DELAY
+: Forward delay of the bridge, see **brctl**(8)
+MAX_AGE
+: maxage parameter, see **brctl**(8)
+
+Options for 'tuntap' connections
+================================
+
+The options of 'ethernet' connections apply to set up standard IP connectivity.
+
+MODE
+: Set to 'tun' or 'tap'.
+USER
+: The owning user of the tun/tap interface.
+GROUP
+: The owning group of the tun/tap interface.
+
+Options for 'ppp' connections
+================================
+
+PEER
+: The **pppd**(8) peer to use.
+PPP_TIMEOUT
+: **pppd**(8) timeout.
+
+Options for 'vlan' connections
+================================
+
+INTERFACE
+: The name of the virtual interface.
+VLAN_PHYS_DEV
+: The name of the associated physical interface.
+VLAN_ID
+: See **ip**(8).
+
+Options for 'openvpn' connections
+================================
+
+OVPN_CONFIG
+: Path to the **openvpn**(8) config file.
+OVPN_PID_FILE
+: Path to the **openvpn**(8) PID file.
+OVPN_FLAGS
+: Options to pass to **openvpn**(8) invocation.
+