XENCAP.TXT

Name

XENCAP.TXT -- Amprnet Encapsulated Routing File (optional).

Description

This experimental file is similar to ENCAP.TXT, except that it allows encapsulation modes other than "encap" to be specified.

It is thus an e(X)tended version of ENCAP.TXT. Its purpose is to allow those XRPi sysops who are unable to handle IPEncap (protocol number 4) to act as amprnet gateways by means of other protocols, such as IPIP (protocol 94) or IPUDP.

If this file is present when XRPi boots up, it will read the routes into its IP routing table.

If you are not running an amprnet "gateway", or have set up your own encap routes in IPROUTE.SYS, you do not need this file.

Format

The format of routing entries in XENCAP.TXT is almost identical to those in ENCAP.TXT, with the exception that the word "encap" may be replaced by other modes:

route addprivate 44.131.91.0/24 <mode> 62.31.206.176

The "addprivate" stipulates that the route should be hidden from users, i.e. not displayed by the IPROUTE command.

The "44.x.x.x/xx" part specifies which amprnet route(s) this entry applies to.

The "<mode>" part tells XRouter which encapsulation mode to use as follows:

	encap	- IP-over-IP protocol 4
	ipip	- IP-over IP protocol 94
	ipudp	- IP-over-UDP

The final field is the Internet IP address of the gateway which handles the specified amprnet route(s).

Files

If required. XENCAP.TXT should be located in same directory as the XRPi executable.

Caveats

This file is experimental, and the format is likely to change to accommodate more features in the future.

See also

ENCAP.TXT(8) -- Encapsulated Routing File.
IPROUTE.SYS(8) -- IP Routing and Configuration File.