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Diffstat (limited to 'man/systemd.network.xml')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml index 86a430682c..d649b2c567 100644 --- a/man/systemd.network.xml +++ b/man/systemd.network.xml @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied configuration file with a local file if needed. As a special case, an empty file (file size 0) or symlink - with the same name pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, + with the same name pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename> disable the configuration file entirely (it is "masked").</para> </refsect1> @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>, <literal>ipv4</literal>, or <literal>ipv6</literal>.</para> - <para>Please note that by default the domain name + <para>Please note that, by default, the domain name specified through DHCP is not used for name resolution. See option <option>UseDomains=</option> below.</para> </listitem> @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ <term><varname>IPv6Token=</varname></term> <listitem> <para>An IPv6 address with the top 64 bits unset. When set, indicates the - 64 bits interface part of SLAAC IPv6 addresses for this link. By default + 64 bits interface part of SLAAC IPv6 addresses for this link. By default, it is autogenerated.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ <term><varname>LLMNR=</varname></term> <listitem> <para>A boolean or <literal>resolve</literal>. When true, enables - Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution on the link, when set to - <literal>resolve</literal> only resolution is enabled, but not + Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution on the link. When set to + <literal>resolve</literal>, only resolution is enabled, but not announcement. Defaults to true.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>IPForward=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Configures IP forwarding for the network - interface. If enabled incoming packets on the network + interface. If enabled, incoming packets on the network interface will be forwarded to other interfaces according to the routing table. Takes either a boolean argument, or the values <literal>ipv4</literal> or <literal>ipv6</literal>, @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>IPMasquerade=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Configures IP masquerading for the network - interface. If enabled packets forwarded from the network + interface. If enabled, packets forwarded from the network interface will be appear as coming from the local host. Takes a boolean argument. Implies <varname>IPForward=ipv4</varname>. Defaults to @@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6). Takes a boolean or the special values <literal>prefer-public</literal> and - <literal>kernel</literal>. When true enables the privacy + <literal>kernel</literal>. When true, enables the privacy extensions and prefers temporary addresses over public - addresses. When <literal>prefer-public</literal> enables the + addresses. When <literal>prefer-public</literal>, enables the privacy extensions, but prefers public addresses over temporary addresses. When false, the privacy extensions - remain disabled. When <literal>kernel</literal> the kernel's + remain disabled. When <literal>kernel</literal>, the kernel's default setting will be left in place. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ <term><varname>Destination=</varname></term> <listitem> <para>The destination prefix of the route. Possibly - followed by a slash and the prefixlength. If omitted, a + followed by a slash and the prefix length. If omitted, a full-length host route is assumed.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -543,14 +543,14 @@ <term><varname>Source=</varname></term> <listitem> <para>The source prefix of the route. Possibly followed by - a slash and the prefixlength. If omitted, a full-length + a slash and the prefix length. If omitted, a full-length host route is assumed.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><varname>Metric=</varname></term> <listitem> - <para>The metric of the route. An unsigned integer</para> + <para>The metric of the route (an unsigned integer).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ address. <varname>PoolOffset=</varname> takes the offset of the pool from the start of subnet, or zero to use the default value. <varname>PoolSize=</varname> takes the number of IP addresses in the - pool or zero to use the default value. By default the pool starts at + pool or zero to use the default value. By default, the pool starts at the first address after the subnet address and takes up the rest of the subnet, excluding the broadcast address. If the pool includes the server address (the default), this is reserved and not handed @@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ another common time unit, depending on the suffix. The default lease time is used for clients that did not ask for a specific lease time. If a client asks for a lease time longer than the - maximum lease time it is automatically shortened to the + maximum lease time, it is automatically shortened to the specified time. The default lease time defaults to 1h, the maximum lease time to 12h. Shorter lease times are beneficial if the configuration data in DHCP leases changes frequently @@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ pass to clients may be configured with the <varname>DNS=</varname> option, which takes a list of IPv4 addresses. If the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> option is - enabled but no servers configured the servers are + enabled but no servers configured, the servers are automatically propagated from an "uplink" interface that has appropriate servers set. The "uplink" interface is determined by the default route of the system with the highest @@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> into account. Also, note that the leases are not refreshed if uplink network configuration changes. To ensure clients regularly acquire the - most current uplink DNS server information it is thus + most current uplink DNS server information, it is thus advisable to shorten the DHCP lease time via <varname>MaxLeaseTimeSec=</varname> described above.</para></listitem> @@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ <term><varname>NTP=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> and - <varname>DNS=</varname> settings described above these + <varname>DNS=</varname> settings described above, these settings configure whether and what NTP server information shall be emitted as part of the DHCP lease. The same syntax, propagation semantics and defaults apply as for @@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ <varname>Timezone=</varname> setting takes a timezone string (such as <literal>Europe/Berlin</literal> or <literal>UTC</literal>) to pass to clients. If no explicit - timezone is set the system timezone of the local host is + timezone is set, the system timezone of the local host is propagated, as determined by the <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> symlink.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |