> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 01 June 1999 14:30
[snip]
> /etc/modules.conf, depending on
> > your system):
> > alias tap0 ethertap
> > options tap0 -o tap0 unit=0
> > ii) run depmod -a to 'register' the modules
> >
> Ralph,
> Thanks. I figured most of this out already and it all seems to be
> working, but I do not use the "options" line above. Do you know the
> consequences of leaving this out?
> No. All thismodues stuff is just 'magic spells' to me. I
The options line from /etc/modules.conf is appended by default when the
module is loaded by insmod.
'by default' = when nothing else is specified on insmod.
> blame poor documentation.
> I looked at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt and
> /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ethertap.c but couldn't find any
> reference to
> those options. Is there more documentation somewhere?
You should certainly be able to find the options for the ethertap module
in the module source. I haven't looked, but without definitions in
the source module they are just meaningless clutter.
I believe options are usually defined as static global variables in the
module.
regards,
Per Jessen
ENIDAN Technologies, London
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