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. -- Quentin Garnier - cube%cubidou.net@localhost - cube%NetBSD.org@localhost "See the look on my face from staying too long in one place [...] every time the morning breaks I know I'm closer to falling" KT Tunstall, Saving My Face, Drastic Fantastic, 2007.
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