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What is the difference between a TUN device and a TAP device?

April 26, 2017device tap tun

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What is the difference between a TUN device and a TAP device?

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A TAP device is a virtual ethernet adapter, while a TUN device is a virtual point-to-point IP link. You cannot mix –dev tun and –dev tap on different ends of the connection. Use one or the other consistently.