---
name: "libvdeplug_vxlan"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vdeplug"
version: "4.0.1-5.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libvdeplug_vxlan"
---

# libvdeplug\_vxlan(1)

vxlan vdeplug module

## NAME

libvdeplug\_vxlan - vxlan vdeplug module

## SYNOPSIS

libvdeplug\_vxlan.so

## DESCRIPTION

This is the libvdeplug module to join vxlan networks. Only one process per host can join each vxlan network.

This module of libvdeplug4 can be used in any program supporting vde like **vde\_plug**, **kvm**, **qemu**, **user-mode-linux** and **virtualbox**.

The vde\_plug\_url syntax of this module is the following:

**vxlan://**\[*multicast\_addr*\]\[**/***OPTION*\]\[**/***OPTION*\]

If *multicast\_addr* is omitted libvdeplug\_vxlan uses the default addresses: **239.0.0.1** for IPv4 and **ff05:56de::1** for IPv6.

## OPTIONS

- **v4**

  use IPv4

- **v6**

  use IPv6

- **port=** *PORT*

  *define the multicast port (default value 4789)*

- **vni=** *VNI*

  *define the virtual network identifier (default value 1)*

- **ttl=** *TTL*

  *define the time-to-live (default value 1).*  **hashsize=***HASHSIZE* *set the size of the hash table for packet switching*

- **expiretime=***EXPIRETIME*

  *set the maximum age in seconds of valid packet switching entries*

- **if=***INTERFACE*

  *set the (real) network interface to use.*

## EXAMPLES

**vxlan://239.0.0.1**\
 *This vde\_plug\_url refers to the vxlan network defined on the multicast address 239.0.0.1, vni=1.*

*Programs using*\
 **vxlan://ff15::3/port=12345/vni=42**\
 *join the same vxlan network defined by the multicast address ff15::1, port 12345, vni is 42.*

## NOTICE

*Virtual Distributed Ethernet is not related in any way with* *www.vde.com ("Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik"* *i.e. the German "Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information* *Technologies").*

## SEE ALSO

**vde\_plug***(1),*