Re: [Openvpn-users] tun on a small Linux-System

[Markus Wenke <M.Wenke@xxxxxx>]

Markus Wenke wrote:

> Jeremy Apple wrote:
>
> > On Dec 5, 2003, at 5:27 PM, Markus Wenke wrote:
> >
> >     Hi,
> >
> >     I try to get openVPN on a small Linux-System (2.4.22)
> >     I compiled the tun-module and openvpn, and "insmod tun" worked fine.
> >     But if I try so set up the net-Device with ifconfig, ifconfig
> >     can't find the device:
> >     SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
> >     SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
> >     SIOCSIFMTU: No such device
> >     SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
> >
> >     The Linux-System have no modules.conf, so how can I say ifconfig
> >     that it must use the tun module for the net-Device?
> >
> >
> >     Thanks in advance
> >
> >     Markus
> >
> >
> > Does the tun device exist in the /dev directory? It should either be 
> > in the root of /dev or /dev/net. If it does not exist, try the 
> > command below.
> >
> > make device node: mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200
> >
> > Jeremy 
>
>
>
> I create it and it did not work.
> I use this ifconig-command:
> ifconfig tap 172.16.4.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 mtu 1300 up
>
> it also failed if I use tap0, tun0 or tun
>
>
> I created a new modules.conf:
> -------                alias char-major-10-200 tun
> alias tap0 tun
> --------
>
> and now, If i do the ifconfig-command "ifconfig tap0 172.16.4.10 
> netmask 255.255.255.0 mtu 1300 up"
> Linux loads automaticly the module tun, but the same error appears!
>
>
> Markus

The device /dev/net/tun is created automaticly while loading the module





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