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Re: Interface type



On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 06:16:27PM +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 05:06:30PM +0100, Roy Marples wrote:
> > So why does tap0 (which is a tunnel as used by OpenVPN) not have the
> > IFF_POINTOPOINT flag?
> 
> tap(4) can be used in various ways, for example in a bridge(4) to provide
> another MAC to run multiple pppoe(4) across a single external ethernet.

The whole point of tap(4) is to be considered an Ethernet device for all
intents and purposes.

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