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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 1535fb9f93..73ad818cb6 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -16852,32 +16852,165 @@ This section describes the various network setup services available, starting with static network configuration. @defvr {Scheme Variable} static-networking-service-type -This is the type for statically-configured network interfaces. -@c TODO Document <static-networking> data structures. +This is the type for statically-configured network interfaces. Its +value must be a list of @code{static-networking} records. Each of them +declares a set of @dfn{addresses}, @dfn{routes}, and @dfn{links}, as +show below. + +@cindex network interface controller (NIC) +@cindex NIC, networking interface controller +Here is the simplest configuration, with only one network interface +controller (NIC) and only IPv4 connectivity: + +@example +;; Static networking for one NIC, IPv4-only. +(service static-networking-service-type + (list (static-networking + (addresses + (list (network-address + (device "eno1") + (value "10.0.2.15/24")))) + (routes + (list (network-route + (destination "default") + (gateway "10.0.2.2")))) + (name-servers '("10.0.2.3"))))) +@end example + +The snippet above can be added to the @code{services} field of your +operating system configuration (@pxref{Using the Configuration System}). +It will configure your machine to have 10.0.2.15 as its IP address, with +a 24-bit netmask for the local network---meaning that any 10.0.2.@var{x} +address is on the local area network (LAN). Traffic to addresses +outside the local network is routed @i{via} 10.0.2.2. Host names are +resolved by sending domain name system (DNS) queries to 10.0.2.3. @end defvr -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} static-networking-service @var{interface} @var{ip} @ - [#:netmask #f] [#:gateway #f] [#:name-servers @code{'()}] @ - [#:requirement @code{'(udev)}] -Return a service that starts @var{interface} with address @var{ip}. If -@var{netmask} is true, use it as the network mask. If @var{gateway} is true, -it must be a string specifying the default network gateway. @var{requirement} -can be used to declare a dependency on another service before configuring the -interface. - -This procedure can be called several times, one for each network -interface of interest. Behind the scenes what it does is extend -@code{static-networking-service-type} with additional network interfaces -to handle. +@deftp {Data Type} static-networking +This is the data type representing a static network configuration. -For example: +As an example, here is how you would declare the configuration of a +machine with a single network interface controller (NIC) available as +@code{eno1}, and with one IPv4 and one IPv6 address: @lisp -(static-networking-service "eno1" "192.168.1.82" - #:gateway "192.168.1.2" - #:name-servers '("192.168.1.2")) +;; Network configuration for one NIC, IPv4 + IPv6. +(static-networking + (addresses (list (network-address + (device "eno1") + (value "10.0.2.15/24")) + (network-address + (device "eno1") + (value "2001:123:4567:101::1/64")))) + (routes (list (network-route + (destination "default") + (gateway "10.0.2.2")) + (network-route + (destination "default") + (gateway "2020:321:4567:42::1")))) + (name-servers '("10.0.2.3"))) @end lisp -@end deffn + +If you are familiar with the @command{ip} command of the +@uref{https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2, +@code{iproute2} package} found on Linux-based systems, the declaration +above is equivalent to typing: + +@example +ip address add 10.0.2.15/24 dev eno1 +ip address add 2001:123:4567:101::1/64 dev eno1 +ip route add default via inet 10.0.2.2 +ip route add default via inet6 2020:321:4567:42::1 +@end example + +Run @command{man 8 ip} for more info. Venerable GNU/Linux users will +certainly know how to do it with @command{ifconfig} and @command{route}, +but we'll spare you that. + +The available fields of this data type are as follows: + +@table @asis +@item @code{addresses} +@itemx @code{links} (default: @code{'()}) +@itemx @code{routes} (default: @code{'()}) +The list of @code{network-address}, @code{network-link}, and +@code{network-route} records for this network (see below). + +@item @code{name-servers} (default: @code{'()}) +The list of IP addresses (strings) of domain name servers. These IP +addresses go to @file{/etc/resolv.conf}. + +@item @code{provision} (default: @code{'(networking)}) +If true, this should be a list of symbols for the Shepherd service +corresponding to this network configuration. + +@item @code{requirement} (default @code{'()}) +The list of Shepherd services depended on. +@end table +@end deftp + +@deftp {Data Type} network-address +This is the data type representing the IP address of a network +interface. + +@table @code +@item device +The name of the network interface for this address---e.g., +@code{"eno1"}. + +@item value +The actual IP address and network mask, in +@uref{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR#CIDR_notation, @acronym{CIDR, +Classless Inter-Domain Routing} notation}, as a string. + +For example, @code{"10.0.2.15/24"} denotes IPv4 address 10.0.2.15 on a +24-bit sub-network---all 10.0.2.@var{x} addresses are on the same local +network. + +@item ipv6? +Whether @code{value} denotes an IPv6 address. By default this is +automatically determined. +@end table +@end deftp + +@deftp {Data Type} network-route +This is the data type representing a network route. + +@table @asis +@item @code{destination} +The route destination (a string), either an IP address or +@code{"default"} to denote the default route. + +@item @code{source} (default: @code{#f}) +The route source. + +@item @code{device} (default: @code{#f}) +The device used for this route---e.g., @code{"eno2"}. + +@item @code{ipv6?} (default: auto) +Whether this is an IPv6 route. By default this is automatically +determined based on @code{destination} or @code{gateway}. + +@item @code{gateway} (default: @code{#f}) +IP address (a string) through which traffic is routed. +@end table +@end deftp + +@deftp {Data Type} network-link +Data type for a network link (@pxref{Link,,, guile-netlink, +Guile-Netlink Manual}). + +@table @code +@item name +The name of the link---e.g., @code{"v0p0"}. + +@item type +A symbol denoting the type of the link---e.g., @code{'veth}. + +@item arguments +List of arguments for this type of link. +@end table +@end deftp @cindex DHCP, networking service @defvr {Scheme Variable} dhcp-client-service-type @@ -30442,11 +30575,18 @@ cluster node that supports multiple storage backends, and installs the "ganeti-instance-guix" "ganeti-instance-debootstrap")) %base-packages)) (services - (append (list (static-networking-service "eth0" "192.168.1.201" - #:netmask "255.255.255.0" - #:gateway "192.168.1.254" - #:name-servers '("192.168.1.252" - "192.168.1.253")) + (append (list (service static-networking-service-type + (list (static-networking + (addresses + (list (network-address + (device "eth0") + (value "192.168.1.201/24")))) + (routes + (list (network-route + (destination "default") + (gateway "192.168.1.254")))) + (name-servers '("192.168.1.252" + "192.168.1.253"))))) ;; Ganeti uses SSH to communicate between nodes. (service openssh-service-type |