NAME

rad.conf — router advertisement daemon configuration file

DESCRIPTION

The rad(8) daemon is an IPv6 router advertisement daemon.

The rad.conf config file is divided into the following main sections:

Macros: User-defined variables may be defined and used later, simplifying the configuration file.
Global Configuration: Global settings for rad(8). These are used as default values for interface definitions and can be overwritten in an interface block.
Interfaces: rad(8) sends IPv6 router advertisement messages. This section defines on which interfaces to advertise prefix information and their associated parameters.

Additional configuration files can be included with the include keyword.

MACROS

Macros can be defined that will later be expanded in context. Macro names must start with a letter, digit, or underscore, and may contain any of those characters. Macro names may not be reserved words (for example, interface) Macros are not expanded inside quotes.

GLOBAL CONFIGURATION

The global configuration section sets defaults for router advertisement messages. These can be overwritten in interface blocks.

default router (yes|no)

Act as a default router or not. The default is yes.

dns {dns options}

dns options are as follows:

lifetime seconds: The number of seconds the dns options are valid after receiving a router advertisement message. The default is 900 seconds.
nameserver (IP|{ nameserver list }): IPv6 address or list of IPv6 addresses of DNS name servers.
search (domain|{ domain list }): Domain or list of domains for the resolv.conf(5) search list.

hop limit hops

Specify the diameter of the internet. The default is 0, meaning unspecified by this router.

managed address configuration (yes|no)

If set to yes, indicate that stateless address configuration prefixes are not available and hosts should consult DHCPv6. The default is no.

mtu bytes

The MTU option is used in Router Advertisement messages to ensure that all nodes on a link use the same MTU value in those cases where the link MTU is not well known. The default is 0, meaning unspecified by this router.

other configuration (yes|no)

If set to yes, hosts should consult DHCPv6 for additional configuration like NTP servers or DNS name servers.

router lifetime seconds

The number of seconds this router is a valid default router after receiving a router advertisement message. The default is 1800 seconds.

INTERFACES

A list of interfaces or interface groups to send advertisements on:

interface name [{ prefix list }]

Options set in the global section can be overwritten inside an interface block. In addition an interface block can contain a list of prefixes:

[no] auto prefix [{ prefix options }]
prefix prefix [{ prefix options }]

The default is to discover prefixes to announce by inspecting the IPv6 addresses configured on an interface. This can be disabled with no auto prefix. If prefix is specified without prefixlen, its default is 64.

prefix options are as follows:

autonomous address-configuration (yes|no): This prefix can be used to generate IPv6 addresses. The default is yes.
on-link (yes|no): This prefix is considered on-link. The default is yes.
preferred lifetime seconds: The preferred lifetime (pltime) in seconds for addresses generated from this prefix. The default is 604800.
valid lifetime seconds: The valid lifetime (vltime) in seconds for addresses generated from this prefix. The default is 2592000.