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Name

linxgws.conf - configuration file for LINX Gateway Server

Synopsis

/etc/linxgws.conf

Description

This file contains configuration variables for the LINX Gateway Server. For some variables default values can be used, but only for those specified later in the follwing sections.If the configuration file doesn't exist it must be created.

The linxgws.conf must be located in the /etc directory.

The variables are set using this semantics: VALUE="value..."

When the daemon receives a SIGHUP it shuts down all the auxiliary processes the configuration will be reread. All the variables in the configuration file can changed. All variables must be separated with a newline.

Variables

GATEWAY_NAME
specifies the name of the LINX Gateway Server . This name will be advertised on the broadcast UDP port to all clients. There is no default value and the provisioning of this variable is mandatory.

Example: GATEWAY_NAME=example_gateway


INTERFACE_NAME
specifies what network interface to use. The interface must be configured with at least one IP address. It can use only one interface. And it will use the first IP address configured on this interface. There is no default value and the provisioning of this variable is mandatory.

Example: INTERFACE_NAME=eth0

PUBLIC_PORT
specifies the TCP port number on which the LINX Gateway Server will accept connection. It mustn't be in the reserved port range. It the Gateway daemon will not be able to open the port will shutdown automatically. Make sure the port is not blocked by the firewall. If the variable is left empty a default value will be used. The default value is 16384

Example: PUBLIC_PORT=35700

BROADCAST_PORT
specifies the UDP port number on which the LINX Gateway Server will announce the gateway name and the TCP port on that it accepts connection. If the variable is left empty a default value will be used. The default value is 21768

Example: BROADCAST_PORT=21444

See Also

linxgws(8) , linxgwcmd(5)

Author

Enea LINX team

Copyright

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