VyOS Interfaces

Interface Types

• Ethernet - Ethernet interface configuration: IP addressing, MTU, hardware offloading
• VLAN (802.1Q) - VLAN interface configuration: tagged, untagged, QinQ
• Bridge (L2) - Joining ports at the L2 layer
• Bond (Link Aggregation) - Link aggregation: LACP, round-robin
• Tunnel (GRE, IPIP) - Tunnel interfaces for connecting networks over the internet
• VXLAN - Virtual Extensible LAN for overlay networks
• VTI (Virtual Tunnel Interface) - VTI interfaces for route-based IPsec VPN
• Loopback - Loopback interfaces for router ID and stable endpoints
• Dummy - Dummy interfaces for testing and special configurations
• GENEVE - Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation for cloud environments
• MACVLAN (Pseudo-Ethernet) - Virtual interfaces with unique MAC addresses
• Virtual Ethernet (veth) - Virtual Ethernet pairs for inter-network communication and VRF
• PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet for connecting to an ISP
• SSTP Client - Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol over SSL/TLS
• WLAN (WiFi) - Wireless interfaces: Access Point, Station, WPA2/WPA3
• WWAN - Wireless WAN for 2G/3G/4G/LTE/5G cellular networks