- Fixed some spelling mistakes and terminology here and there.

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Guus Sliepen 2000-10-30 10:19:06 +00:00
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.TH TINC 5 "May 2000" "tinc version 1.0" "FSF"
.SH NAME
tincd.conf \- tinc daemon configuration
tinc.conf \- tinc daemon configuration
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
The files in the \fI/etc/tinc\fR directory contain runtime and
security information for the \fBtinc\fR(8) daemon.
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ However, it is not strictly necessary that you call tinc with the -n
option. In this case, the network name would just be empty, and it
will be used as such. tinc now looks for files in \fI/etc/tinc/\fR,
instead of \fI/etc/tinc/\fBnn\fI/\fR; the configuration file should be
\fI/etc/tinc/tincd.conf\fR, and the passphrases are now expected to be
\fI/etc/tinc/tinc.conf\fR, and the passphrases are now expected to be
in \fI/etc/tinc/passphrases/\fR.
But it is highly recommended that you use this feature of tinc,
@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ it will be part of. The name will be used by other tinc daemons for
identification. The name has to be declared in the
\fI/etc/tinc/\fBnn\fI/tinc.conf\fR file.
To make things easy, choose something that will give unique names to
your tinc daemon(s): hostnames, owner surnames, location.
To make things easy, choose something that will give unique and easy
to rememebr names to your tinc daemon(s).
You could try things like hostnames, owner surnames or location names.
.PP
.SH "PUBLIC/PRIVATE KEYS"
You should use \fBtincd --generate-keys\fR to generate public/private
@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ for the name of the tinc daemon (See \fBNAMES\fR).
.PP
.SH "SERVER CONFIGURATION"
The server configuration of the daemon is done in the file
\fI/etc/tinc/\fBnn\fI/tincd.conf\fR.
\fI/etc/tinc/\fBnn\fI/tinc.conf\fR.
This file consists of comments (lines started with a \fB#\fR) or
assignments in the form of
@ -87,18 +88,6 @@ a lookup if your DNS server is not responding.
This does not affect resolving hostnames to IP addresses from the
host configuration files.
.TP
\fBInterface\fR = <\fIdevice\fR> (optional)
If you have more than one network interface in your computer, tinc will by
default listen on all of them for incoming connections. It is possible to
bind tinc to a single interface like eth0 or ppp0 with this variable.
.TP
\fBInterfaceIP\fR = <\fIlocal address\fR> (optional)
If your computer has more than one IP address on a single interface (for example
if you are running virtual hosts), tinc will by default listen on all of them for
incoming connections. It is possible to bind tinc to a single IP address with
this variable. It is still possible to listen on several interfaces at the same
time though, if they share the same IP address.
.TP
\fBKeyExpire\fR = <\fIseconds\fR> (3600)
This option controls the time the encryption keys used to encrypt the data
are valid. It is common practice to change keys at regular intervals to

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.TH TINCD 8 "June 2000" "tinc version 1.0pre3" "FSF"
.SH NAME
tinc \- tinc VPN daemon
tincd \- tinc VPN daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tincd
[\fIoption\fR]...
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ network (VPN) project. When started, tincd will read
it's configuration file to determine what virtual subnets
it has to serve and to what other tinc daemons it should connect.
It will connect to the ethertap or tun/tap device and set up a socket
for incomming connections.
for incoming connections.
If that succeeds, it will detach from the controlling terminal and
continue in the background, accepting and setting up connections to other
tinc daemons that are part of the virtual private network.
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Attempt to kill a running tincd and exit.
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-net\fR=\fINETNAME\fR
Connect to net NETNAME.
.TP
\fB\-K\fR, \fB\-\-generate-key\fR[=\fIBITS]\fR
\fB\-K\fR, \fB\-\-generate-keys\fR[=\fIBITS]\fR
Generate public/private RSA keypair and exit. If BITS is omitted,
the default length will be 1024 bits.
.TP

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along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
$Id: tincd.c,v 1.10.4.22 2000/10/30 00:22:54 guus Exp $
$Id: tincd.c,v 1.10.4.23 2000/10/30 10:19:06 guus Exp $
*/
#include "config.h"
@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct option const long_options[] =
{ "help", no_argument, &show_help, 1 },
{ "version", no_argument, &show_version, 1 },
{ "no-detach", no_argument, &do_detach, 0 },
{ "keygen", optional_argument, NULL, 'K'},
{ "generate-keys", optional_argument, NULL, 'K'},
{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
};