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 Documentation for /proc/sys/net/*	kernel version 2.4.0-test11-pre4
 	(c) 1999		Terrehon Bowden <terrehon@pacbell.net>
 				Bodo Bauer <bb@ricochet.net>
 	(c) 2000		Jorge Nerin <comandante@zaralinux.com>
 	(c) 2009		Shen Feng <shen@cn.fujitsu.com>

 For general info and legal blurb, please look in README.

 ==============================================================

 This file contains the documentation for the sysctl files in
 /proc/sys/net and is valid for Linux kernel version 2.4.0-test11-pre4.

 The interface  to  the  networking  parts  of  the  kernel  is  located  in
 /proc/sys/net. The following table shows all possible subdirectories.You may
 see only some of them, depending on your kernel's configuration.


 Table : Subdirectories in /proc/sys/net
 ..............................................................................
  Directory Content             Directory  Content
  core      General parameter   appletalk  Appletalk protocol
  unix      Unix domain sockets netrom     NET/ROM
  802       E802 protocol       ax25       AX25
  ethernet  Ethernet protocol   rose       X.25 PLP layer
  ipv4      IP version 4        x25        X.25 protocol
  ipx       IPX                 token-ring IBM token ring
  bridge    Bridging            decnet     DEC net
  ipv6      IP version 6
 ..............................................................................

 1. /proc/sys/net/core - Network core options
 -------------------------------------------------------

 rmem_default
 ------------

 The default setting of the socket receive buffer in bytes.

 rmem_max
 --------

 The maximum receive socket buffer size in bytes.

 wmem_default
 ------------

 The default setting (in bytes) of the socket send buffer.

 wmem_max
 --------

 The maximum send socket buffer size in bytes.

 message_burst and message_cost
 ------------------------------

 These parameters  are used to limit the warning messages written to the kernel
 log from  the  networking  code.  They  enforce  a  rate  limit  to  make  a
 denial-of-service attack  impossible. A higher message_cost factor, results in
 fewer messages that will be written. Message_burst controls when messages will
 be dropped.  The  default  settings  limit  warning messages to one every five
 seconds.

 warnings
 --------

 This controls console messages from the networking stack that can occur because
 of problems on the network like duplicate address or bad checksums. Normally,
 this should be enabled, but if the problem persists the messages can be
 disabled.

 netdev_budget
 -------------

 Maximum number of packets taken from all interfaces in one polling cycle (NAPI
 poll). In one polling cycle interfaces which are registered to polling are
 probed in a round-robin manner. The limit of packets in one such probe can be
 set per-device via sysfs class/net/<device>/weight .

 netdev_max_backlog
 ------------------

 Maximum number  of  packets,  queued  on  the  INPUT  side, when the interface
 receives packets faster than kernel can process them.

 netdev_tstamp_prequeue
 ----------------------

 If set to 0, RX packet timestamps can be sampled after RPS processing, when
 the target CPU processes packets. It might give some delay on timestamps, but
 permit to distribute the load on several cpus.

 If set to 1 (default), timestamps are sampled as soon as possible, before
 queueing.

 optmem_max
 ----------

 Maximum ancillary buffer size allowed per socket. Ancillary data is a sequence
 of struct cmsghdr structures with appended data.

 2. /proc/sys/net/unix - Parameters for Unix domain sockets
 -------------------------------------------------------

 There is only one file in this directory.
 unix_dgram_qlen limits the max number of datagrams queued in Unix domain
 socket's buffer. It will not take effect unless PF_UNIX flag is specified.


 3. /proc/sys/net/ipv4 - IPV4 settings
 -------------------------------------------------------
 Please see: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt and ipvs-sysctl.txt for
 descriptions of these entries.


 4. Appletalk
 -------------------------------------------------------

 The /proc/sys/net/appletalk  directory  holds the Appletalk configuration data
 when Appletalk is loaded. The configurable parameters are:

 aarp-expiry-time
 ----------------

 The amount  of  time  we keep an ARP entry before expiring it. Used to age out
 old hosts.

 aarp-resolve-time
 -----------------

 The amount of time we will spend trying to resolve an Appletalk address.

 aarp-retransmit-limit
 ---------------------

 The number of times we will retransmit a query before giving up.

 aarp-tick-time
 --------------

 Controls the rate at which expires are checked.

 The directory  /proc/net/appletalk  holds the list of active Appletalk sockets
 on a machine.

 The fields  indicate  the DDP type, the local address (in network:node format)
 the remote  address,  the  size of the transmit pending queue, the size of the
 received queue  (bytes waiting for applications to read) the state and the uid
 owning the socket.

 /proc/net/atalk_iface lists  all  the  interfaces  configured for appletalk.It
 shows the  name  of the interface, its Appletalk address, the network range on
 that address  (or  network number for phase 1 networks), and the status of the
 interface.

 /proc/net/atalk_route lists  each  known  network  route.  It lists the target
 (network) that the route leads to, the router (may be directly connected), the
 route flags, and the device the route is using.


 5. IPX
 -------------------------------------------------------

 The IPX protocol has no tunable values in proc/sys/net.

 The IPX  protocol  does,  however,  provide  proc/net/ipx. This lists each IPX
 socket giving  the  local  and  remote  addresses  in  Novell  format (that is
 network:node:port). In  accordance  with  the  strange  Novell  tradition,
 everything but the port is in hex. Not_Connected is displayed for sockets that
 are not  tied to a specific remote address. The Tx and Rx queue sizes indicate
 the number  of  bytes  pending  for  transmission  and  reception.  The  state
 indicates the  state  the  socket  is  in and the uid is the owning uid of the
 socket.

 The /proc/net/ipx_interface  file lists all IPX interfaces. For each interface
 it gives  the network number, the node number, and indicates if the network is
 the primary  network.  It  also  indicates  which  device  it  is bound to (or
 Internal for  internal  networks)  and  the  Frame  Type if appropriate. Linux
 supports 802.3,  802.2,  802.2  SNAP  and DIX (Blue Book) ethernet framing for
 IPX.

 The /proc/net/ipx_route  table  holds  a list of IPX routes. For each route it
 gives the  destination  network, the router node (or Directly) and the network
 address of the router (or Connected) for internal networks.
	Documentation for /proc/sys/net/* kernel version 2.4.0-test11-pre4
	(c) 1999 Terrehon Bowden <terrehon@pacbell.net>
	Bodo Bauer <bb@ricochet.net>
	(c) 2000 Jorge Nerin <comandante@zaralinux.com>
	(c) 2009 Shen Feng <shen@cn.fujitsu.com>

	For general info and legal blurb, please look in README.

	==============================================================

	This file contains the documentation for the sysctl files in
	/proc/sys/net and is valid for Linux kernel version 2.4.0-test11-pre4.

	The interface to the networking parts of the kernel is located in
	/proc/sys/net. The following table shows all possible subdirectories.You may
	see only some of them, depending on your kernel's configuration.


	Table : Subdirectories in /proc/sys/net
	..............................................................................
	Directory Content Directory Content
	core General parameter appletalk Appletalk protocol
	unix Unix domain sockets netrom NET/ROM
	802 E802 protocol ax25 AX25
	ethernet Ethernet protocol rose X.25 PLP layer
	ipv4 IP version 4 x25 X.25 protocol
	ipx IPX token-ring IBM token ring
	bridge Bridging decnet DEC net
	ipv6 IP version 6
	..............................................................................

	1. /proc/sys/net/core - Network core options
	-------------------------------------------------------

	rmem_default
	------------

	The default setting of the socket receive buffer in bytes.

	rmem_max
	--------

	The maximum receive socket buffer size in bytes.

	wmem_default
	------------

	The default setting (in bytes) of the socket send buffer.

	wmem_max
	--------

	The maximum send socket buffer size in bytes.

	message_burst and message_cost
	------------------------------

	These parameters are used to limit the warning messages written to the kernel
	log from the networking code. They enforce a rate limit to make a
	denial-of-service attack impossible. A higher message_cost factor, results in
	fewer messages that will be written. Message_burst controls when messages will
	be dropped. The default settings limit warning messages to one every five
	seconds.

	warnings
	--------

	This controls console messages from the networking stack that can occur because
	of problems on the network like duplicate address or bad checksums. Normally,
	this should be enabled, but if the problem persists the messages can be
	disabled.

	netdev_budget
	-------------

	Maximum number of packets taken from all interfaces in one polling cycle (NAPI
	poll). In one polling cycle interfaces which are registered to polling are
	probed in a round-robin manner. The limit of packets in one such probe can be
	set per-device via sysfs class/net/<device>/weight .

	netdev_max_backlog
	------------------

	Maximum number of packets, queued on the INPUT side, when the interface
	receives packets faster than kernel can process them.

	netdev_tstamp_prequeue
	----------------------

	If set to 0, RX packet timestamps can be sampled after RPS processing, when
	the target CPU processes packets. It might give some delay on timestamps, but
	permit to distribute the load on several cpus.

	If set to 1 (default), timestamps are sampled as soon as possible, before
	queueing.

	optmem_max
	----------

	Maximum ancillary buffer size allowed per socket. Ancillary data is a sequence
	of struct cmsghdr structures with appended data.

	2. /proc/sys/net/unix - Parameters for Unix domain sockets
	-------------------------------------------------------

	There is only one file in this directory.
	unix_dgram_qlen limits the max number of datagrams queued in Unix domain
	socket's buffer. It will not take effect unless PF_UNIX flag is specified.


	3. /proc/sys/net/ipv4 - IPV4 settings
	-------------------------------------------------------
	Please see: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt and ipvs-sysctl.txt for
	descriptions of these entries.


	4. Appletalk
	-------------------------------------------------------

	The /proc/sys/net/appletalk directory holds the Appletalk configuration data
	when Appletalk is loaded. The configurable parameters are:

	aarp-expiry-time
	----------------

	The amount of time we keep an ARP entry before expiring it. Used to age out
	old hosts.

	aarp-resolve-time
	-----------------

	The amount of time we will spend trying to resolve an Appletalk address.

	aarp-retransmit-limit
	---------------------

	The number of times we will retransmit a query before giving up.

	aarp-tick-time
	--------------

	Controls the rate at which expires are checked.

	The directory /proc/net/appletalk holds the list of active Appletalk sockets
	on a machine.

	The fields indicate the DDP type, the local address (in network:node format)
	the remote address, the size of the transmit pending queue, the size of the
	received queue (bytes waiting for applications to read) the state and the uid
	owning the socket.

	/proc/net/atalk_iface lists all the interfaces configured for appletalk.It
	shows the name of the interface, its Appletalk address, the network range on
	that address (or network number for phase 1 networks), and the status of the
	interface.

	/proc/net/atalk_route lists each known network route. It lists the target
	(network) that the route leads to, the router (may be directly connected), the
	route flags, and the device the route is using.


	5. IPX
	-------------------------------------------------------

	The IPX protocol has no tunable values in proc/sys/net.

	The IPX protocol does, however, provide proc/net/ipx. This lists each IPX
	socket giving the local and remote addresses in Novell format (that is
	network:node:port). In accordance with the strange Novell tradition,
	everything but the port is in hex. Not_Connected is displayed for sockets that
	are not tied to a specific remote address. The Tx and Rx queue sizes indicate
	the number of bytes pending for transmission and reception. The state
	indicates the state the socket is in and the uid is the owning uid of the
	socket.

	The /proc/net/ipx_interface file lists all IPX interfaces. For each interface
	it gives the network number, the node number, and indicates if the network is
	the primary network. It also indicates which device it is bound to (or
	Internal for internal networks) and the Frame Type if appropriate. Linux
	supports 802.3, 802.2, 802.2 SNAP and DIX (Blue Book) ethernet framing for
	IPX.

	The /proc/net/ipx_route table holds a list of IPX routes. For each route it
	gives the destination network, the router node (or Directly) and the network
	address of the router (or Connected) for internal networks.