also delete the /dev/tap* devices you created
On Tue, 06 Jun 2000, guanchen KHOO wrote:
> I have tried with both kernel 2.2.13 and 2.2.14 and I cannot find the
> choice to select for ethertap using either "make config" or "make
> menuconfig". I finally modified the /usr/src/linux/.config file manually
> by adding either the line "CONFIG_ETHERTAP=y" or "CONFIG_ETHERTAP=m".
>
> With the module option, I could install the ethertap.o module by hand, and
> see in /proc/net/dev that I have lo, eth0 and tap0. But when I tried
> /sbin/ifconfig /dev/tap0 192.168.0.1 I get the error:-
>
> SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
> /dev/tap0: unknown interface: Operation not supported by device
>
> I have /dev/tap0 (made with mknod /dev/tap0 c 36 16) as ls -al /dev/tap0
> shows
>
> 0 crw-r--r-- 1 root root 36, 16 Jun 4 20:52 /dev/tap0
>
>
> When I make a kernel with "CONFIG_ETHERTAP=y" I could not even see the
> tap0 line in /proc/net/dev; and /sbin/ifconfig shows the same error.
>
> I would be grateful if someone can tell me where I have gone wrong.
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Richard KHOO Guan Chen
>
>
>
>
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