Re: tap interface detached

Le 17/07/2024 à 12:20, Michael van Elst a écrit :
> [email protected] (=?UTF-8?B?RnLDqWTDqXJpYyBGYXViZXJ0ZWF1?=) writes:
> 
>> But the tap interface is still detached:
> 
>>      # ifconfig tap0
>>      tap0: flags=0x8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
>> mtu 1500
>>              ec_capabilities=0x5<VLAN_MTU,JUMBO_MTU>
>>              ec_enabled=0x1<VLAN_MTU>
>>              description: "Xen VM tunnel"
>>              address: f2:0b:a4:fb:22:75
>>              status: no carrier
>                ^^^^^
> 
> The tap interface only gets you a carrier status when
> its device side /dev/tap* is opened. It's use as virtual
> ethernet is therefore limited.
> 
I used tap interface with Xen on NetBSD 9.0 and it worked. Should I 
understand that Xen opened /dev/tap*?

> You can use the vether interface instead.
> 
I now use vether on NetBSD 10.0 and it works fine. Thank you!