Ethernet

Listing of ethernet cards (NIC) on the hardware / VM

This section allows you to configure Ethernet settings on available NIC cards on the physical or virtual instance. You can configure IP addresses, gateway, routes and routing policies per interface.

Ethernet

How to Use:

1. Go to Stack > Instances > Instance > Network > Ethernet

2. Configure your settings

3. Click Save

Different Parameter

PARAMETERS	ACCEPTED VALUES	DEFAULT
Managed	Boolean	Off
System Name	String	Interface Name
Bus Address	Integer	Bus Address
MAC Address	Integer	MAC Address
Current IP address	Integer	Current IP address
Name	String	Empty
Description	String	Empty
Role	LAN / WAN / UNDEFINED	Empty
Enable DHCP v4	IP String	LAN
Optional	Boolean	Off
Primary IPv4 Address	ENABLED / DISABLED	DISABL
Gateway 4	IPv4 / IPv6	Empty
IPv6 address	IPv4	Primary Ipv4 Address
Secondary Addresses	IPv4/IPv6	Empty
Local Link	IPv4	Empty
Name Server	IPv4	IP address

Description

System Name

The System names are Network interface names that are dynamically provided by OS. By default, they are assigned on a first-come, first-served numerical basis.

• lo – Loopback interface.

• eth0 – My first Ethernet network interface on Linux.

• vboxnet0, vmnet1, vmnet8 – Virtual machine interface working in bridge mode or NAT mode on Linux.

Managed

Users can specify if the interface is managed on OS level or not.

System Name

It will show the system name of the interface.

Bus Address

This option shows the bus address of the system.

MAC Address

This option shows the MAC address of the system.

Current IP Addresses

This option shows the Current IP Addresses of the system.

Name

This option allows users to change the desired name to the Interface.

Description

This option helps users to write a short description for the Interface. Users can write any information like its segment, scope, subnet information, and other notes as well.

Role

This feature helps users to select the exact working mechanism of the interface, either it'll be working in the LAN segment or it'll be part of the Wide Area Network. Users can also select the third option undefined.

Enable DHCP4

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that is used to provide:

1. Subnet Mask,

2. Router Address,

3. DNS Address,

4. Gateway IP.

Primary IP Address

This option allows users to add the primary IP address to the interface.

Gateway 4

A gateway is a network node that forms a passage between two networks operating with different transmission protocols. This option helps the user to add the network gateway.

IPv6 Address

An IPv6 address is 128 bits in length and consists of eight, 16-bit fields, with each field bounded by a colon. Each field must contain a hexadecimal number, in contrast to the dotted-decimal notation of IPv4 addresses.

Secondary addresses

This option allows users to add their secondary IP addresses to the interface.

Local Link

This option provides users to select the IP version of the interface. Either it is IPv4 or IPv6.

Name Servers

Nameserver is a server on the internet specialized in handling queries regarding the location of a domain name's various services. Nameservers are a fundamental part of the Domain Name System (DNS). They allow using domains instead of IP addresses.

Route Settings

Routes

PARAMETERS	ACCEPTED VALUES	DEFAULT
Route From	String	Empty
Route To	String	Empty
Route Via	String	Empty
Route Type	UNICAST / UNREACHABLE / PROHIBIT / BLACKHOLE	UNICAST
Route Scope	GLOBAL / LINK / HOST	GLOBAL
Metric	Integer	0

Description

Route From

This option allows users to select the source node for the route. Users can specify the network ID, Host IP as well as subnet in this area.

Route To

This option allows users to select the destination node point for the route. Users can specify the network ID, Host IP as well as subnet in this area.

Route Via

This option allows users to set the specific hop of their desire.

Route Type

This option allows users to set the type of route for this rule.

Route Scope

This option allows us to set the credential.

Metric

Users can specify the metric value for the route defined in the rule.

Route Policy Features

Route Policy

PARAMETERS	ACCEPTED VALUES	DEFAULT
PARAMETERS	ACCEPTED VALUES	DEFAULT
Policy From	String	Empty
Policy To	String	Empty
Policy Table	Integer	1
Policy Priority	Integer	0
Policy Mark	Integer	1
Policy Service	String	Empty

Description

Policy From

Users can specify the source IP location for which policy is being implemented.

Policy To

Users can specify the destination IP location for which policy is being implemented.

Policy Table

Users can specify the policy table for the policy rule.

Policy Priority

If the user has mentioned more than one policy rule under an interface, one can define the priority value for each rule. The less priority valued rule will be called first.

Policy Mark

Users can specify the policy mark for the policy rule.

Policy Service

Users can specify the policy service for the policy rule.

Users need to add 2 default routes and 2 default policies while configuring a static WAN Interface.