Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:55:27 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tun and SIOCSIFADDR Message-ID: <20060605195307.L79180@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> In-Reply-To: <20060605193051.B79180@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> References: <17540.30581.541897.566515@canoe.dclg.ca> <20060605193051.B79180@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, David Gilbert wrote: > >> I read in the if_tun manpage that it supports SIOCSIFADDR (such that >> it works with ifconfig). I like examples, so I search the ifconfig >> source code for SIOCSIFADDR. None. Then I search the entire source >> tree. ppp uses it to set the IPX address. Obviously SIOCSIFADDR is >> not the preferred way to do this anymore. Hints? > > SIOCSIFADDR/SIOCSIFDSTADDR was deprecated about 10 years ago. See > man 4 netintro /Calls which are now deprecated are . > If you want SIOCSIFADDR/SIOCSIFDSTADDR for tun you need a patch I > have in my tree. > SIOCAIFADDR is what you really want. Look at ppp sources for examples > for example. oops. I misread IPX for IP but it should apply equally (though I don't have a patch for that). -- Bjoern A. Zeeb bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT
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