X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftinc.texi;h=414c0cadd8c85f512533948f3e8400307db3547e;hp=44891cd7501a4687f324cd405ea36e398689a668;hb=1cba96d26413a953415487729f2062331ef2aa72;hpb=48fb63f9c2bc0b838c1f3684cfc230c143bef11f diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi index 44891cd7..414c0cad 100644 --- a/doc/tinc.texi +++ b/doc/tinc.texi @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This is the info manual for @value{PACKAGE} version @value{VERSION}, a Virtual Private Network daemon. -Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2014 Ivo Timmermans, +Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2016 Ivo Timmermans, Guus Sliepen and Wessel Dankers . @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ permission notice identical to this one. @vskip 0pt plus 1filll This is the info manual for @value{PACKAGE} version @value{VERSION}, a Virtual Private Network daemon. -Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2014 Ivo Timmermans, +Copyright @copyright{} 1998-2016 Ivo Timmermans, Guus Sliepen and Wessel Dankers . @@ -302,9 +302,15 @@ If the @file{net/if_tun.h} header file is missing, install it from the source pa @subsection Configuration of Darwin (Mac OS X) kernels Tinc on Darwin relies on a tunnel driver for its data acquisition from the kernel. -Tinc supports either the driver from @uref{http://tuntaposx.sourceforge.net/}, +OS X version 10.6.8 and later have a built-in tun driver called "utun". +Tinc also supports the driver from @uref{http://tuntaposx.sourceforge.net/}, which supports both tun and tap style devices. +By default, tinc expects the tuntaposx driver to be installed. +To use the utun driver, set add @code{Device = utunX} to @file{tinc.conf}, +where X is the desired number for the utun interface. +You can also omit the number, in which case the first free number will be chosen. + @c ================================================================== @node Configuration of Windows @@ -892,6 +898,12 @@ to start with a four byte header containing the address family, followed by an IP header. This mode should support both IPv4 and IPv6 packets. +@cindex utun +@item utun (OS X) +Set type to utun. +This is only supported on OS X version 10.6.8 and higher, but doesn't require the tuntaposx module. +This mode should support both IPv4 and IPv6 packets. + @item tap (BSD and Linux) Set type to tap. Tinc will expect packets read from the virtual network device