diff --git a/clients/common/settings-docs.h.in b/clients/common/settings-docs.h.in index 6c4dbcb86b..f848cd9e8a 100644 --- a/clients/common/settings-docs.h.in +++ b/clients/common/settings-docs.h.in @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAGS N_("Flags for the DHCP hostname and FQDN. Currently this property only includes flags to control the FQDN flags set in the DHCP FQDN option. Supported FQDN flags are NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_SERV_UPDATE (0x1), NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_ENCODED (0x2) and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_NO_UPDATE (0x4). When no FQDN flag is set and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_CLEAR_FLAGS (0x8) is set, the DHCP FQDN option will contain no flag. Otherwise, if no FQDN flag is set and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_CLEAR_FLAGS (0x8) is not set, the standard FQDN flags are set in the request: NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_SERV_UPDATE (0x1), NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_ENCODED (0x2) for IPv4 and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_SERV_UPDATE (0x1) for IPv6. When this property is set to the default value NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE (0x0), a global default is looked up in NetworkManager configuration. If that value is unset or also NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE (0x0), then the standard FQDN flags described above are sent in the DHCP requests.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_IAID N_("A string containing the \"Identity Association Identifier\" (IAID) used by the DHCP client. The property is a 32-bit decimal value or a special value among \"mac\", \"perm-mac\", \"ifname\" and \"stable\". When set to \"mac\" (or \"perm-mac\"), the last 4 bytes of the current (or permanent) MAC address are used as IAID. When set to \"ifname\", the IAID is computed by hashing the interface name. The special value \"stable\" can be used to generate an IAID based on the stable-id (see connection.stable-id), a per-host key and the interface name. When the property is unset, the value from global configuration is used; if no global default is set then the IAID is assumed to be \"ifname\". Note that at the moment this property is ignored for IPv6 by dhclient, which always derives the IAID from the MAC address.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_SEND_HOSTNAME N_("If TRUE, a hostname is sent to the DHCP server when acquiring a lease. Some DHCP servers use this hostname to update DNS databases, essentially providing a static hostname for the computer. If the \"dhcp-hostname\" property is NULL and this property is TRUE, the current persistent hostname of the computer is sent.") -#define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_TIMEOUT N_("A timeout for a DHCP transaction in seconds.") +#define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_TIMEOUT N_("A timeout for a DHCP transaction in seconds. If zero (the default), a globally configured default is used. If still unspecified, a device specific timeout is used (usually 45 seconds). Set to 2147483647 (MAXINT32) for infinity.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS N_("Array of IP addresses of DNS servers.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS_OPTIONS N_("Array of DNS options as described in man 5 resolv.conf. NULL means that the options are unset and left at the default. In this case NetworkManager will use default options. This is distinct from an empty list of properties.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS_PRIORITY N_("DNS servers priority. The relative priority for DNS servers specified by this setting. A lower value is better (higher priority). Zero selects a globally configured default value. If the latter is missing or zero too, it defaults to 50 for VPNs and 100 for other connections. Note that the priority is to order DNS settings for multiple active connections. It does not disambiguate multiple DNS servers within the same connection profile. When using dns=default, servers with higher priority will be on top of resolv.conf. To prioritize a given server over another one within the same connection, just specify them in the desired order. When multiple devices have configurations with the same priority, VPNs will be considered first, then devices with the best (lowest metric) default route and then all other devices. Negative values have the special effect of excluding other configurations with a greater priority value; so in presence of at least one negative priority, only DNS servers from connections with the lowest priority value will be used. When using a DNS resolver that supports Conditional Forwarding as dns=dnsmasq or dns=systemd-resolved, each connection is used to query domains in its search list. Queries for domains not present in any search list are routed through connections having the '~.' special wildcard domain, which is added automatically to connections with the default route (or can be added manually). When multiple connections specify the same domain, the one with the highest priority (lowest numerical value) wins. If a connection specifies a domain which is subdomain of another domain with a negative DNS priority value, the subdomain is ignored.") @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAGS N_("Flags for the DHCP hostname and FQDN. Currently this property only includes flags to control the FQDN flags set in the DHCP FQDN option. Supported FQDN flags are NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_SERV_UPDATE (0x1), NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_ENCODED (0x2) and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_NO_UPDATE (0x4). When no FQDN flag is set and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_CLEAR_FLAGS (0x8) is set, the DHCP FQDN option will contain no flag. Otherwise, if no FQDN flag is set and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_CLEAR_FLAGS (0x8) is not set, the standard FQDN flags are set in the request: NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_SERV_UPDATE (0x1), NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_ENCODED (0x2) for IPv4 and NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_SERV_UPDATE (0x1) for IPv6. When this property is set to the default value NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE (0x0), a global default is looked up in NetworkManager configuration. If that value is unset or also NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE (0x0), then the standard FQDN flags described above are sent in the DHCP requests.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_IAID N_("A string containing the \"Identity Association Identifier\" (IAID) used by the DHCP client. The property is a 32-bit decimal value or a special value among \"mac\", \"perm-mac\", \"ifname\" and \"stable\". When set to \"mac\" (or \"perm-mac\"), the last 4 bytes of the current (or permanent) MAC address are used as IAID. When set to \"ifname\", the IAID is computed by hashing the interface name. The special value \"stable\" can be used to generate an IAID based on the stable-id (see connection.stable-id), a per-host key and the interface name. When the property is unset, the value from global configuration is used; if no global default is set then the IAID is assumed to be \"ifname\". Note that at the moment this property is ignored for IPv6 by dhclient, which always derives the IAID from the MAC address.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_SEND_HOSTNAME N_("If TRUE, a hostname is sent to the DHCP server when acquiring a lease. Some DHCP servers use this hostname to update DNS databases, essentially providing a static hostname for the computer. If the \"dhcp-hostname\" property is NULL and this property is TRUE, the current persistent hostname of the computer is sent.") -#define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_TIMEOUT N_("A timeout for a DHCP transaction in seconds.") +#define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_TIMEOUT N_("A timeout for a DHCP transaction in seconds. If zero (the default), a globally configured default is used. If still unspecified, a device specific timeout is used (usually 45 seconds). Set to 2147483647 (MAXINT32) for infinity.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS N_("Array of IP addresses of DNS servers.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS_OPTIONS N_("Array of DNS options as described in man 5 resolv.conf. NULL means that the options are unset and left at the default. In this case NetworkManager will use default options. This is distinct from an empty list of properties.") #define DESCRIBE_DOC_NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS_PRIORITY N_("DNS servers priority. The relative priority for DNS servers specified by this setting. A lower value is better (higher priority). Zero selects a globally configured default value. If the latter is missing or zero too, it defaults to 50 for VPNs and 100 for other connections. Note that the priority is to order DNS settings for multiple active connections. It does not disambiguate multiple DNS servers within the same connection profile. When using dns=default, servers with higher priority will be on top of resolv.conf. To prioritize a given server over another one within the same connection, just specify them in the desired order. When multiple devices have configurations with the same priority, VPNs will be considered first, then devices with the best (lowest metric) default route and then all other devices. Negative values have the special effect of excluding other configurations with a greater priority value; so in presence of at least one negative priority, only DNS servers from connections with the lowest priority value will be used. When using a DNS resolver that supports Conditional Forwarding as dns=dnsmasq or dns=systemd-resolved, each connection is used to query domains in its search list. Queries for domains not present in any search list are routed through connections having the '~.' special wildcard domain, which is added automatically to connections with the default route (or can be added manually). When multiple connections specify the same domain, the one with the highest priority (lowest numerical value) wins. If a connection specifies a domain which is subdomain of another domain with a negative DNS priority value, the subdomain is ignored.") diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-ip-config.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-ip-config.c index 1f0226da4f..7b29a99958 100644 --- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-ip-config.c +++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-ip-config.c @@ -5872,7 +5872,11 @@ nm_setting_ip_config_class_init (NMSettingIPConfigClass *klass) /** * NMSettingIPConfig:dhcp-timeout: * - * A timeout for a DHCP transaction in seconds. + * A timeout for a DHCP transaction in seconds. If zero (the default), a + * globally configured default is used. If still unspecified, a device specific + * timeout is used (usually 45 seconds). + * + * Set to 2147483647 (MAXINT32) for infinity. **/ obj_properties[PROP_DHCP_TIMEOUT] = g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_IP_CONFIG_DHCP_TIMEOUT, "", "",