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@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ tcp_fastopen - INTEGER
tcp_syn_retries - INTEGER
Number of times initial SYNs for an active TCP connection attempt
- will be retransmitted. Should not be higher than 255. Default value
+ will be retransmitted. Should not be higher than 127. Default value
is 6, which corresponds to 63seconds till the last retransmission
with the current initial RTO of 1second. With this the final timeout
for an active TCP connection attempt will happen after 127seconds.
@@ -1216,6 +1216,19 @@ promote_secondaries - BOOLEAN
promote a corresponding secondary IP address instead of
removing all the corresponding secondary IP addresses.
+drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast - BOOLEAN
+ Drop any unicast IP packets that are received in link-layer
+ multicast (or broadcast) frames.
+ This behavior (for multicast) is actually a SHOULD in RFC
+ 1122, but is disabled by default for compatibility reasons.
+ Default: off (0)
+
+drop_gratuitous_arp - BOOLEAN
+ Drop all gratuitous ARP frames, for example if there's a known
+ good ARP proxy on the network and such frames need not be used
+ (or in the case of 802.11, must not be used to prevent attacks.)
+ Default: off (0)
+
tag - INTEGER
Allows you to write a number, which can be used as required.
@@ -1550,6 +1563,15 @@ temp_prefered_lft - INTEGER
Preferred lifetime (in seconds) for temporary addresses.
Default: 86400 (1 day)
+keep_addr_on_down - INTEGER
+ Keep all IPv6 addresses on an interface down event. If set static
+ global addresses with no expiration time are not flushed.
+ >0 : enabled
+ 0 : system default
+ <0 : disabled
+
+ Default: 0 (addresses are removed)
+
max_desync_factor - INTEGER
Maximum value for DESYNC_FACTOR, which is a random value
that ensures that clients don't synchronize with each
@@ -1661,6 +1683,19 @@ stable_secret - IPv6 address
By default the stable secret is unset.
+drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast - BOOLEAN
+ Drop any unicast IPv6 packets that are received in link-layer
+ multicast (or broadcast) frames.
+
+ By default this is turned off.
+
+drop_unsolicited_na - BOOLEAN
+ Drop all unsolicited neighbor advertisements, for example if there's
+ a known good NA proxy on the network and such frames need not be used
+ (or in the case of 802.11, must not be used to prevent attacks.)
+
+ By default this is turned off.
+
icmp/*:
ratelimit - INTEGER
Limit the maximal rates for sending ICMPv6 packets.