Re: Bridging with tap

"Pete Jones" <pete_sw@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Does anyone know anything about ethernet bridging to a tap interface
in Freebsd 6.2. I have compiled the bridge option and the tap device
into the kernel, but the tap device has not appeared. I have tried
this on a virtual machine and a separate box with the same results,
yet it works with Freebsd 6.1. I used the same configuration in
sysctl.conf for both 6.1 and 6.2.

Has anyone had the same problem, or any other problems with tap not
working?

tap devices don't appear until you try to use them. What are you
actually trying that fails?


My qemu-based testbed with a lot of tap devices has been working on
-STABLE steadily since early in the 6.x lifetime (I haven't used it
lately, but it definitely worked after 6.2 was released).
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