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Name

net add node -  add a node to the topology

Synopsis

node [--no-loopback] <addr> 

Arguments

--no-loopback

disable loopback interface creation

addr

address (identifier) of the new node

Description

This command adds a new node to the topology. The node is identified by an IP address (addr). This address must be unique and it must be different from 0.0.0.0.

By default, when a node is created, a loopback interface numbered with the node's identifier is created. This behaviour can be changed by providing the --no-loopback option.

When created, a new node only supports IP routing as well as a simplified ICMP protocol. If you want to add support for the BGP protocol, consider using command bgp add router.

Here is how to create a simple 2 nodes topology: net add node 1.0.0.1
net add node 1.0.0.2
net add link 1.0.0.1 1.0.0.2

See also

To create links, consider using commands net add link and net add link-ptp.