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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/ipv4-config.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/ipv4-config.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..71ddf41491ba --- /dev/null +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/ipv4-config.xml @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-ipv4"> + <title>IPv4 Configuration</title> + + <para> + By default, NixOS uses DHCP (specifically, <command>dhcpcd</command>) to + automatically configure network interfaces. However, you can configure an + interface manually as follows: +<programlisting> +<link linkend="opt-networking.interfaces._name__.ipv4.addresses">networking.interfaces.eth0.ipv4.addresses</link> = [ { + address = "192.168.1.2"; + prefixLength = 24; +} ]; +</programlisting> + Typically you’ll also want to set a default gateway and set of name + servers: +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-networking.defaultGateway"/> = "192.168.1.1"; +<xref linkend="opt-networking.nameservers"/> = [ "8.8.8.8" ]; +</programlisting> + </para> + + <note> + <para> + Statically configured interfaces are set up by the systemd service + <replaceable>interface-name</replaceable><literal>-cfg.service</literal>. + The default gateway and name server configuration is performed by + <literal>network-setup.service</literal>. + </para> + </note> + + <para> + The host name is set using <xref linkend="opt-networking.hostName"/>: +<programlisting> +<xref linkend="opt-networking.hostName"/> = "cartman"; +</programlisting> + The default host name is <literal>nixos</literal>. Set it to the empty string + (<literal>""</literal>) to allow the DHCP server to provide the host name. + </para> +</section> |