On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 15:44 -0400, robert mckennon wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:09 PM, William L. Thomson Jr.
> >
> > Sorry the device has to be created. Most applications will do this step
> > for you and others, makes one lazy and some what ignorant :)
> >
> > Not well documented, no mention in man page :(
> >
> > ip tuntap help
> > Usage: ip tuntap { add | del } [ dev PHYS_DEV ]
> > [ mode { tun | tap } ] [ user USER ] [ group GROUP ]
> > [ one_queue ] [ pi ] [ vnet_hdr ]
> >
> > If your creating a tunnel thats better documented, man page has a
> > section ip tunnel ( ~ line 1234 ip tunnel - tunnel configuration ) or
> > for abbreviated usage instructions command line via
> > ip tunnel help
> >
> > Tunnel References
> > http://www.techonia.com/create-tunnel-interface-linux
> > http://kovyrin.net/2006/03/17/how-to-create-ip-ip-tunnel-between-freebsd-and-linux/
> >
> >
> > --
>
> I looked at all the above info, and I don't think this applies in my
> case. Other software is creating the tunnel,
If its creating the tunnel then the device interface should exist. If
both ifconfig -a and ip link do not show the interface, regardless of it
being up or down, it does not exist yet.
> I just need to get the
> tap0 up and the Hercules software will create the bridge.
That doesn't make sense, software creates the tunnel, but you have to
manually bring it up, and then the software will create the bridge.
Seems rather odd, and if its created, it should exist, and could easily
bring up with ifconfig or ip, just as any interface. Unless for some
reason it's not tun0/tap0 but tun1/tap1 or other. But then ones before
should exist, unless they did when the others were created and removed
since.
> I've never
> had an issue with this in the past, but this is the first time running
> the host OS on 64bit.
Lets back up, does the kernel have tun/tap support? Is the tun module
loaded, or compiled into kernel?
> p.s. I keep forgetting to "reply to all"
No problem, better than airing dirty laundry. My habit is to reply to
sender, and replace their address with the list address.
--
William L. Thomson Jr.
Obsidian-Studios, Inc.
http://www.obsidian-studios.com
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