This package implements all core configuration.

Network configuration is saved inside the NetworksDB (/var/lib/nethserver/db/networks).

Example of a database containing an interface:

eth0=ethernet
   bootproto=none
   device=eth0
   gateway=192.168.1.254
   ipaddr=192.168.1.1
   netmask=255.255.255.0
   onboot=yes
   role=green

Each entry describes a network interface according to CentOS/RHEL specification for network-scripts files: :

<device_name> = type
       role = <role>
       <param> = <value>

The type variable is the type of interface. Valid values are:

• ethernet
• bond
• bridge
• alias
• ipsec
• xdsl

The <device_name> variable is the name for the device.

The role property is a mandatory parameter which describes the interface role. Valid values are:

• green
• orange
• blue
• red

If the role property is empty, the interface is not used by the system.

There are also 3 special roles:

• bridged: interface is part of a bridge
• slave: interface is part of a bond
• alias: interface is an alias of another interface
• xdsl-disabled: xdsl disabled interface

See also section-roles-and-zones for the meaning of each color.

All <param>/<value> are all valid CentOS network parameter for the specified interface. All parameters must be lowercase. Example:

• ippaddr
• dhcp_hostname
• netmask
• slave
• ...

All parameters will be mapped 1-to-1 to the configuration file

Example

One green ethernet: :

db networks set eth0 ethernet role green ipaddr 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 onboot yes bootproto static

File content: :

green=ethernet|bootproto|static|device|green|ipaddr|192.168.1.4|netmask|255.255.255.0|network|192.168.1.0|onboot|yes|role|green

Any property starting with BondOpt prefix is used as bonding options.

Example: :

bond0=bond
   BondOptMode=0
   BondOptMiimon=80
   bootproto=none
   gateway=192.168.1.100
   ipaddr=192.168.1.2
   netmask=255.255.255.0
   role=green

The network database can be manipulated using the esmith::NetworksDB perl module. For more information use: :

perldoc esmith::NetworksDB

If you need to access the local ip address within a template, use this code snippet:

use esmith::NetworksDB;
my $ndb = esmith::NetworksDB->open_ro() || return;;
my $LocalIP = $ndb->green()->prop('ipaddr') || '';

All network configurations are applied by interface-update event.

All interfaces are imported from configuration files to database using the script: /usr/libexec/nethserver/update-networks-db .

The networks database is updated Whenever an interface is plugged into the system.

When configuring a red interface in DHCP mode, enable also the above options:

• peer_dns to avoid resolv.conf overwriting from dhclient
• persistent_dhclient to enforce dhclient to retry in case of lease request errors

Remember also to remove all gateway ip address from green devices. This configuration will create the correct routes and correctly set DHCP options on dnsmasq.

Create a bridge interface from command line. The new interface will have green role (eth0 was the previous green interface): :

db networks delprop eth0 ipaddr netmask bootproto
db networks setprop eth0 role bridged bridge br0
db networks set br0 bridge bootproto static device br0 ipaddr 192.168.1.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 onboot yes role green
signal-event interface-update

In case of misconfiguration, it's possible to reset network configuration by following these steps.

1. Delete all logical and physical interfaces from the db

   Display current configuration: :

   db networks show

   Delete all interfaces: :

   db network delete eth0

   Repeat the operation for all interfaces including bridges, bonds and vlans.

2. Disable interfaces

   Physical interfaces: :

   ifconfig eth0 down

   In case of a bridge: :

   ifconfig br0 down
   brctl delbr br0 

   In case of a bond (eth0 is enslaved to bond0): :

   ifenslave -d bond0 eth0
   rmmod bonding

3. Remove configuration files

   Network configuration files are inside the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory in the form: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<devicename>. Where devicename is the name of the interface like eth0, br0, bond0.

   Delete the files: :

   rm -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

   Repeat the operation for all interfaces including bridges, bonds and vlans.

4. Restart the network

   After restarting the network you should see only the loopback interface: :

   service network restart

   Use ifconfig command to check the network status.

5. Manually reconfigure the network

   Choose an IP to assign to an interface, for example `192.168.1.100`: :

   ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100

   Then reconfigure the system: :

   signal-event system-init

   The interface will have the chosen IP address.

6. Open the web interface and reconfigure accordingly to your needs

By default logs are rotated weekly and kept for 4 weeks. Some packages come with different defaults, but the majority do not specify a custom rotate value.

Logrotate db property:

• Rotate: rotation frequency, can be daily, weekly, monthly. Default is weekly
• Times: rotate log files Times number of times (days, weeks or months) before being removes, default is 4
• Compression: can be enabled or disabled. Defaults is disabled

Example: :

logrotate=configuration
  Compression=disabled
  Rotate=weekly
  Times=4

Keep logs for 6 months, rotate once a week: :

config setprop logrotate Rotate weekly
config setprop logrotate Times 24
signal-event nethserver-base-update