--- gvpe/doc/gvpe.osdep.5.pod 2005/03/17 22:24:31 1.4 +++ gvpe/doc/gvpe.osdep.5.pod 2005/03/17 23:59:37 1.5 @@ -104,22 +104,47 @@ http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~nissler/tuntap/ -But GVPE has not been used with it, and has not been ported to it's TAP -interface. Patches are welcome. +But GVPE has not been ported to it's TAP interface. Patches are welcome. + +The driver must be loaded before use: + + kmodload tunnel =head2 tincd/solaris -TUN-device; already part of the kernel. see C for more -information. Completely untested so far. +TUN-device; already part of the kernel, or available here: + + http://vtun.sourceforge.net/tun/ + +Some precompiled tun drivers might be available here: + + http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/fragroute/ + +See C for more information. + +Completely unstested so far. =head2 tincd/mingw -TAP-device; see C for more information. Completey untested so far. +TAP-device; see C for more information. -=head2 tincd/cygwin +Completely untested so far. + +=head2 tincd/raw_socket + +TAP-device; purpose unknown and untested, probably binds itself on an +existing ethernet device (given by C), which should probably not +be configured in any way, except for setting it I. -Known to be broken. +=head2 tincd/uml_socket + +TAP-device; purpose unknown and untested, probably creates a unix datagram +socket (path given by C) and reads and writes raw packets, so +might be useful in other than UML contexts. + +=head2 tincd/cygwin +Known to be broken, use C instead. =head1 SEE ALSO