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Specify the name of the configuration file. The default is
.BR /etc/babel.conf .
.TP
.BI \-C " statement"
Specify a configuration statement directly on the command line.
.TP
.B \-D
Daemonise at startup.
.TP
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Specify a file to write our process id to. The default is
.BR /var/run/babel.pid .
.TP
.RI "[ " id " ]"
The router-id of this daemon. This should normally be an IPv6 or IPv4
address of this machine, but can be any unique 128-bit string. If
omitted, Babel will try to determine a suitable router-id automatically.
.TP
.IR interface ...
The list of interfaces on which the protocol should operate.
.SH CONFIG FILE FORMAT
.SH CONFIG
URATION
FILE FORMAT
The configuration file is a sequence of lines each of which specifies
either an interface or a filtering rule. Blank lines are ignored. Comments
are introduced with an octothorp
.RB `` # ''
and terminate
d by the end of
line.
and terminate
at the end of the
line.
.SS Interface configuration
An interface is configured by a single line with the following format:
.IP
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This defines the interval between full routing table dumps sent on this
interface; since Babel uses triggered updates and doesn't count to
infinity, this can be set to a fairly large value, unless significant
packet loss is expected. Th
is defaults to
four times the hello interval.
packet loss is expected. Th
e default is
four times the hello interval.
.SS Filtering rules
A filtering rule is defined by a single line with the following format:
.IP
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redistribute local deny
.PP
as the last line in your configuration file.
.SH EXAMPLES
You can participate in a Babel
mesh
network by simply running
You can participate in a Babel network by simply running
.IP
# babel wlan0
.PP
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.SH SECURITY
Babel is a completely insecure protocol: any attacker able to inject
IP packets with a link-local source address can disrupt the protocol's
operation. This is no different from unsecured neighbour discovery
(ARP in IPv4).
operation. This is no different from unsecured neighbour discovery or ARP.
Since Babel uses link-local
addresse
s only, there is no need to update
Since Babel uses link-local
IPv6 packet
s only, there is no need to update
firewalls to allow forwarding of Babel protocol packets. If local
filtering is being done, UDP datagrams to the port used by the
protocol should be allowed. As Babel uses unicast packets in some
cases, it is not enough to just allow packets destined to Babel's
multicast address.
filtering is being done, UDP datagrams to the port used by the protocol
should be allowed. As Babel uses unicast packets in some cases, it is not
enough to just allow packets destined to Babel's multicast address.
.SH BUGS
Plenty. This is experimental software, run at your own risk.
.SH SEE ALSO
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