VDE_TUNCTL(8) System Manager's Manual VDE_TUNCTL(8) (NAME) vde_tunctl - TUN/TAP (SYNOPSIS) vde_tunctl [-f clone-dev] [-u owner] [-g group] [-n] [-t dev-name] vde_tunctl [-f clone-dev] -d dev-name (DESCRIPTION) vde_tunctl (sysadmin) TUN/TAP . . vde_tunctl tunctl . vde_tunctl tap dev-name <> -n . (USAGE) vde_tunctl -d : # vde_tunctl -u someuser Set 'tap0' persistent and owned by uid 500 : # ifconfig tap0 192.168.0.254 up # route add -host 192.168.0.253 dev tap0 # bash -c 'echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/tap0/proxy_arp' # arp -Ds 192.168.0.253 eth0 pub -d : # vde_tunctl -d tap0 Set 'tap0' nonpersistent tun ( tap): # vde_tunctl -n -u someuser Set 'tun0' persistent and owned by uid 500 # vde_tunctl -d tun0 Set 'tun0' nonpersistent (SEE ALSO) vde_switch(1), vde_plug2tap(1) (AUTHORS) tunctl Jeff Dike . tunctl Matt Zimmerman Debian GNU/Linux . VDE_TUNCTL(8)