urndis — USB Remote NDIS Ethernet device
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Description
The urndis driver provides Ethernet access over Remote NDIS (RNDIS), allowing mobile devices such as
phones and tablets to provide network access. It is often referred to as USB tethering, and in most
cases must be explicitly enabled on the device.
urndis should work with any USB RNDIS devices, such as those commonly found on Android devices. It does
not support different media types or options. For more information on configuring this device, see
ifconfig(8).
Hardware
The urndis driver supports the "tethering" functionality of many Android devices.
History
The urndis device driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.7. The first FreeBSD release to include it was
FreeBSD 9.3.
Name
urndis — USB Remote NDIS Ethernet device
See Also
arp(4), cdce(4), cdceem(4), ipheth(4), netintro(4), usb(4), ifconfig(8)
Synopsis
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
deviceehcideviceuhcideviceohcidevicexhcideviceusbdevicemiibusdeviceuetherdeviceurndis
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
if_urndis_load="YES"
