Update Linode interface settings

Updates Network Helper and default route settings on the Linode. Before enabling or disabling Network Helper, you need to power off the Linode.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need the following:

  • Identity and access permissions. Your user needs a role with these permissions assigned. Learn more.

    • Permissions: update_linode
  • OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.

    • Scopes: linodes:read_write

CLI

Public interface

linode-cli linodes interface-settings-update $linodeId \
  --network_helper true \
  --default_route.ipv4_interface_id 4527 \
  --default_route.ipv6_interface_id 4541

VLAN interface

linode-cli linodes interface-settings-update $linodeId \
  --network_helper true

VPC interface

linode-cli linodes interface-settings-update $linodeId \
  --network_helper true \
  --default_route.ipv4_interface_id 5527

Learn more

Path Params
string
enum
required

Enum Call either the v4 URL, or v4beta for operations still in Beta.

Allowed:
integer
required

The id of the Linode.

Body Params

Linode interface settings.

default_route
object

Interfaces used for the IPv4 default_route and IPv6 default_route when multiple interfaces are eligible for the role.

boolean

Enables the Network Helper feature. The default value is determined by the network_helper setting in the account settings. Power off the Linode before disabling or enabling Network Helper.

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