Tinc on Linux and tap device problem

ZioPRoTo (Saverio Proto) zioproto at gmail.com
Sat Feb 20 22:16:32 CET 2010


> On Linux, you only have /dev/net/tun. It can work both as a "tun" and as a
> "tap" device. Tinc will automatically use it in the tap mode when you use Mode
> = switch.

thanks ! I tried and it works ! What I was missing was "mode switch".

I suggest to write a note here:
http://www.tinc-vpn.org/documentation/tinc_4.html#Main-configuration-variables

and specify that mode switch will enable the use of the tap Interface.

Thank you very much !

Saverio


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