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+ Network configuration in buildroot-ng
+
+
+The network configuration in buildroot-ng is stored in /etc/config/network
+and is divided into interface configurations.
+Each interface configuration either refers directly to an ethernet/wifi
+interface (eth0, wl0, ..) or to a bridge containing multiple interfaces.
+It looks like this:
+
+ config interface "lan"
+ option ifname "eth0"
+ option proto "static"
+ option ipaddr "192.168.1.1"
+ option netmask "255.255.255.0"
+ option gateway "192.168.1.254"
+ option dns "192.168.1.254"
+
+"ifname" specifies the Linux interface name.
+If you want to use bridging on one or more interfaces, set "ifname" to a list
+of interfaces and add:
+ option type "bridge"
+
+It is possible to use VLAN tagging on an interface simply by adding the VLAN IDs
+to it, e.g. "eth0.1". These can be nested as well.
+
+This sets up a simple static configuration for eth0. "proto" specifies the
+'protocol' used for the interface. The default image usually provides 'none'
+'static', 'dhcp' and 'pppoe'. Others can be added by installing additional
+packages.
+
+When using the 'static' method like in the example, the options "ipaddr" and
+"netmask" are mandatory, while "gateway" and "dns" are optional.
+DHCP currently only accepts "ipaddr" (IP address to request from the server)
+and "hostname" (client hostname identify as) - both are optional.
+
+PPP based protocols (pppoe, pptp, ...) accept these options:
+ username:
+ The PPP username (usually with PAP authentication)
+ password:
+ The PPP password
+ keepalive:
+ Ping the PPP server (using LCP). The value of this option
+ specifies the maximum number of failed pings before reconnecting.
+ The ping interval defaults to 5, but can be changed by appending
+ ",<interval>" to the keepalive value
+ demand:
+ Use Dial on Demand (value specifies the maximum idle time)
+
+For all protocol types, you can also specify the MTU by using the "mtu" option.
+