From eab54b37981073651712a15334b60b2c409f2576 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Auvolat Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:31:09 +0100 Subject: [networking-fixes] add doc for rpc_bind_outgoing --- doc/book/reference-manual/configuration.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/book/reference-manual/configuration.md b/doc/book/reference-manual/configuration.md index 27d9fd54..f1474613 100644 --- a/doc/book/reference-manual/configuration.md +++ b/doc/book/reference-manual/configuration.md @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ compression_level = 1 rpc_secret = "4425f5c26c5e11581d3223904324dcb5b5d5dfb14e5e7f35e38c595424f5f1e6" rpc_bind_addr = "[::]:3901" +rpc_bind_outgoing = false rpc_public_addr = "[fc00:1::1]:3901" bootstrap_peers = [ @@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ Top-level configuration options: [`metadata_fsync`](#metadata_fsync), [`replication_mode`](#replication_mode), [`rpc_bind_addr`](#rpc_bind_addr), +[`rpc_bind_outgoing`](#rpc_bind_outgoing), [`rpc_public_addr`](#rpc_public_addr), [`rpc_secret`/`rpc_secret_file`](#rpc_secret), [`sled_cache_capacity`](#sled_cache_capacity), @@ -415,6 +417,17 @@ the node, even in the case of a NAT: the NAT should be configured to forward the port number to the same internal port nubmer. This means that if you have several nodes running behind a NAT, they should each use a different RPC port number. +#### `rpc_bind_outgoing` {#rpc_bind_outgoing} (since v0.9.2) + +If enabled, pre-bind all sockets for outgoing connections to the same IP address +used for listening (the IP address specified in `rpc_bind_addr`) before +trying to connect to remote nodes. +This can be necessary if a node has multiple IP addresses, +but only one is allowed or able to reach the other nodes, +for instance due to firewall rules or specific routing configuration. + +Disabled by default. + #### `rpc_public_addr` {#rpc_public_addr} The address and port that other nodes need to use to contact this node for -- cgit v1.2.3