SYSTEMD.NETWORK(5)

NAME
systemd.network - Network configuration

SYNOPSIS

network.network

DESCRIPTION

Network setup is performed by systemd-networkd(8).

Network files must have the extension .network; other extensions are ignored. Networks are applied to links whenever the links appear.

The .network files are read from the files located in the system network directory /usr/lib/systemd/network, the volatile runtime network directory /run/systemd/network and the local administration network directory /etc/systemd/network. All configuration files are collectively sorted and processed in lexical order, regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other. Files in /etc have the highest priority, files in /run take precedence over files with the same name in /usr/lib. This can be used to override a system-supplied configuration file with a local file if needed; a symlink in /etc with the same name as a configuration file in /usr/lib, pointing to /dev/null, disables the configuration file entirely.

The network file contains a "[Match]" section, which determines if a given network file may be applied to a given device; and a "[Network]" section specifying how the device should be configured. The first (in lexical order) of the network files that matches a given device is applied.

A network file is said to match a device if each of the entries in the "[Match]" section matches, or if the section is empty. The following keys are accepted:

MACAddress=
    The hardware address.

Path=
    The persistent path, as exposed by the udev property "ID_PATH". May contain shell style globs.

Driver=
    The driver currently bound to the device, as exposed by the udev property "DRIVER" of its parent device, or if that is not set the driver as exposed by "ethtool -i" of the device itself.

Type=
    The device type, as exposed by the udev property "DEVTYPE".

Name=
    The device name, as exposed by the udev property "INTERFACE". May contain shell style globs.

Host=
    Matches against the hostname or machine ID of the host. See "ConditionHost=" in systemd.unit(5) for details.

Virtualization=
    Checks whether the system is executed in a virtualized environment and optionally test whether it is a specific implementation. See "ConditionVirtualization=" in systemd.unit(5) for details.

KernelCommandLine=
    Checks whether a specific kernel command line option is set (or if prefixed with the exclamation mark unset). See "ConditionKernelCommandLine=" in systemd.unit(5) for details.

Architecture=
    Checks whether the system is running on a specific architecture. See "ConditionArchitecture=" in systemd.unit(5) for details.

The "[Network]" section accepts the following keys:

Description=
    A description of the device. This is only used for presentation purposes.

DHCP=
    A boolean. When true, enables basic DHCPv4 support.

IPv4LL=
    A boolean. When true, enables IPv4 link-local support. If "DHCP=" is also true, IPv4 link-local address will be removed upon acquiring a DHCP lease.

Address=
    A static IPv4 or IPv6 address and its prefix length, separated by a "/" character. Specify this key more than once to configure several addresses. The format of the address must be as described in inet_pton(3) . This is a short-hand for an [Address] section only containing an Address key (see below).

Gateway=
    The gateway address, which must be in the format described in inet_pton(3) . This is a short-hand for a [Route] section only containing a Gateway key.

DNS=
    A DNS server address, which must be in the format described in inet_pton(3) .

Bridge=
    The name of the bridge to add the link to.

Bond=
    The name of the bond to add the link to.

VLAN=
    The name of a VLAN to create on the link. This option may be specified more than once.

MACVLAN=
    The name of a MACVLAN to create on the link. This option may be specified more than once.

An "[Address]" section accepts the following keys. Specify several "[Address]" sections to configure several addresses.

Address=
    As in the "[Network]" section. This key is mandatory.

Broadcast=
    The broadcast address, which must be in the format described in inet_pton(3) . This key only applies to IPv4 addresses. If it is not given, it is derived from the "Address" key.

Label=
    An address label.

The "[Route]" section accepts the following keys. Specify several "[Route]" sections to configure several routes.

Gateway=
    As in the "[Network]" section. This key is mandatory.

Destination=
    The destination prefix of the route. Possibly followed by a slash and the prefixlength, if ommitted a full-length host route is assumed.

The "[DHCPv4]" section accepts the following keys:

UseDNS=
    When true (the default), the DNS servers received from the DHCP server will be used and take precedence over any statically configured ones.

UseMTU=
    When true, the interface maximum transmission unit from the DHCP server will be used on the current link. Defaults to false.

UseHostname=
    When true (the default), the hostname received from the DHCP server will be used as the transient hostname.

CriticalConnection=
    When true, the connection will never be torn down even if the DHCP lease expires. This is contrary to the DHCP specification, but may be the best choice if, say, the root filesystem relies on this connection. Defaults to false.

EXAMPLE

Example 1. /etc/systemd/network/50-static.network

    [Match]
    Name=enp2s0
    [Network]
    Address=192.168.0.15/24
    Gateway=192.168.0.1

Example 2. /etc/systemd/network/80-dhcp.network

    [Match]
    Name=en*
    [Network]
    DHCP=yes

SEE ALSO

systemd(1), systemd-networkd(8)