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Subject: Re: tun0 flags 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> Hi, I have my freeBSD box up and running but the manuals for PPP state
> that the lun0 should be as follows:
> 
> tun0: flags=8050<POINTOPOINT,MULITCAST> mtu 1500
> 
> but mine has:
> 
> tun0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULITCAST> mtu 1500
> 
> what is the difference in the flags=8050 and 8010. 
>  
> When I run PPP the flags change to 8051. It also states that it can not
> open the dev. I am using cuaa1 and the dev is in the /dev directory.
> Please help as I am so close to getting a UNIX box that does dial on
> demand. I have tried three flavors of Linux and then freeBSD. FreeBSD
> was the quickest and easiest to install and some what to configure. 

Sounds like there's a problem with the way the tun device is built 
into your kernel....

The handbook states that the correct flags are 8050<POINTOPOINT,
RUNNING,MULTICAST>.  The fact that your machine doesn't seem to have 
the RUNNING bit indicates the problem.

> Thank You,
> 
> Billy Geier
> Computer Engineer
> Spartan Mills
> email: geier@spartan.com
>  

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