vde_tunctl — create and manage persistent TUN/TAP interfaces

       tunctl was written by Jeff Dike jdike@karaya.com

       This manual page is based on tunctl manual page written by Matt Zimmerman mdz@debian.org for  the  DebianGNU/Linux system.

                                                                                                   VDE_TUNCTL(8)

vde_tunctl  allows the host sysadmin to preconfigure a TUN/TAP device for use by a particular user.  That
       user may open and use the device, but may not change any aspects of the host side of the interface.

       vde_tunctl is an extension of tunctl.

       vde_tunctl defines tap interfaces unless dev-name begins by "tun" or the option -n appears in the command
       line.

       vde_tunctl — create and manage persistent TUN/TAP interfaces

vde_switch(1) vde_plug2tap(1)

vde_tunctl [-fclone-dev] [-uowner] [-ggroup] [-n] [-tdev-name]

       vde_tunctl [-fclone-dev] -ddev-name

       To create an interface for use by a particular user, invoke tunctl without the -d option:

       # vde_tunctl-usomeuser
       Set 'tap0' persistent and owned by uid 500

       Then, configure the interface as normal:

       # ifconfigtap0192.168.0.254up
       # routeadd-host192.168.0.253devtap0
       # bash-c'echo1>/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/tap0/proxy_arp'
       # arp-Ds192.168.0.253eth0pub

       To delete the interface, use the -d option:

       # vde_tunctl-dtap0
       Set 'tap0' nonpersistent

       To create or destroy a tun interface (instead of tap):
       # vde_tunctl-n-usomeuser
       Set 'tun0' persistent and owned by uid 500
       # vde_tunctl-dtun0
       Set 'tun0' nonpersistent