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taptunnel
Availability and IPv6 support
Name |
IPv6 support |
Supported operating systems |
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