RE: could not use more than 1 ethertap dev

From: Milan P. Stanic (mps@rns-nis.co.yu)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2000 - 17:54:27 EST


On 28-Dec-2000 Martin Ferrari - Decidir IT wrote:
> I'm using stock mandrake kernels (2.2.17-21 & 2.2.16-9), and I canīt use
> more than one ethertap device, Iīve created the device files and it works
> perfectly with tap0. But when I issue a ifconfig tap1 xxxxx it gives me an
> error:
>
> tap1: error fetching interface information: Device not found
>

Compile ethertap driver as module and add next few lines in /etc/modules.conf

alias tap0 ethertap
options tap0 -o tap0 unit=0
alias tap1 ethertap
options tap1 -o tap1 unit=1
alias tap2 ethertap
options tap2 -o tap2 unit=2

etc...

I answered this question earlier, IIRC.

Bye, Milan
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