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= taptunnel =

== Availability and IPv6 support ==

|| '''Name''' || '''IPv6 support''' || '''Supported operating systems''' ||
|| [[http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/taptunnel/|taptunnel]] || included || Linux only (uses ethertap device) ||

== Description ==

taptunnel is a client and server for creating Ethernet tunnels over TCP/IP-networks (such as the Internet). It can be used to connect two private networks over a public one. It uses raw-ethernet, and therefore can tunnel a variety of protocols (IPX, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, etc).   

== Comments ==

It is Linux 2.2 only. Usage discuraged by the author in favor of vtun.



== Usage information ==

== Categories ==

CategoryApps, CategoryAppssysutils, CategoryAppswww

== Source of information ==

freshmeat