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Re: tap device support [message #3261 is a reply to message #3237]

Fri, 19 May 2006 05:32

Vasily Tarasov
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Registered: January 2006

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Quote:

Does anyone know why there is no tap device support for netdev_add?

This is my point:
netdev_add is for adding adding net devices inside VPS.
/dev/net/tun isn't a network device. Its purpose is to manage
network devices /dev/tunXX, /dev/tapXX: when you open /dev/net/tun /dev/tunXX and /dev/tapXX are created; after closing /dev/net/tun these files dissappear.

Thus netdev_add mustn't work with /dev/net/tun.
I also suppose, that tapXX and tunXX mustn't be controlled by netdev_add, cause they are created in HN by user space program. So, after terminating of this program - these devices dissappear.

If you want to use TAN/TUN devices inside VPS, you can follow the link below:
http://kb.swsoft.com/article_130_696_en.html

Good luck.

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