From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 30 08:37:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15D5616A610 for ; Tue, 30 May 2006 08:37:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46AC443D4C for ; Tue, 30 May 2006 08:37:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5E0E3.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.224.227]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4U8apSW086880; Tue, 30 May 2006 10:36:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k4U8bWrV078965; Tue, 30 May 2006 10:37:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Tue, 30 May 2006 10:37:32 +0200 Message-ID: <20060530103732.5sgip24340owko84@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:37:32 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Brooks Davis References: <20060530013856.GA26022@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060530013856.GA26022@odin.ac.hmc.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Goran Gajic Subject: Re: question regarding tap/tun devices X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 08:37:48 -0000 Quoting Brooks Davis (from Mon, 29 May 2006 18:38:56 -0700): > These interfaces don't use the network interface cloning interface and > thus can not be created with ifconfig. This should be fixed, but the > /dev based cloning hackes they use make this difficult. Are you working on it? If not, can you please come up with a description and maybe a TODO list which is suitable for http://www.freebsd.org/projects/ideas? Bye, Alexander. -- Selling GoodYear Eagle F1 235/40ZR18, 2x 4mm + 2x 5mm, ~150 EUR you have to pick it up between Germany/Saarland and Luxembourg/Capellen http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137