On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Fernando Cassia <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:39 AM, Alexey Eromenko <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "tun2socks" is a big question. VBox does NOT create TUN interfaces,
>> but can access TAP interfaces.
>
> I don´t even know what a TUN interface is... I just thought the
> "tun2socks" name was to indicate "TUNNEL to SOCKS"
>
> If, as the project description says, it creates a new ´fake´ (virtual)
> ethernet device, and I bridge VBox to that NIC, what would be the
> problem?.

TUN interface are a virtual layer 3 interfaces. TAP interfaces are
virtual layer 2 interfaces. They are related to the same developers,
and is commonly called TUN/TAP. VirtualBox does support TAP, but not
TUN.

The clean way to fix this issue is to develop a new networking mode
"socks proxy" for VirtualBox itself, based on current NAT code. But
you can try some other ways for a "dirty fix".

-- 
-Alexey Eromenko "Technologov"

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