''new_node: <name> | <type> | <ip> | <port> | //tcp// | //keepalive// | //silentkeepalive// | //responds// | //secondary//''

Spawns a new network [[concepts:Nodes|node]]

  * **name** is the name of the node
  * **type** is the node type – types are used to organise nodes in the display, and for the multiple deployment of [[concepts:macros:]]
  * **ip** is the IP Address of the node; this can also be a comma-separated list of IP addresses - incoming UDP will be accepted from any of these addresses, and outgoing will go to all.
  * **port** is the port to transmit to the node on
  * **tcp** is a flag to indicate that the node expects TCP communication, rather than the default UDP (optional)
  * **keepalive** is a flag that, for a TCP node, will cause Wintermute to regularly send a newline packet to keep the socket alive; this counts as a “ping” and a lack of response will be flagged. For a UDP node, no newline will be sent, but it is assumed a [[commands:network_commands:new_pingtarget|ping beacon has been set up]], and a lack of response will cause an alert (optional)
  * **silentkeepalive** is a flag that functions in the same way, but no response is expected; no additional keepalive flag is required. (optional)
  * **responds** is a flag that indicates that Wintermute should expect a response from each command; the absence of a response will cause an alert. (optional)
  * **secondary** is a flag that flags the node as a secondary master - so Wintermute will [[concepts:udp_received_behaviour|accept commands]] directly from this node (optional)