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socat-tun.html: not TCP but UDP

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Gerhard Rieger 2023-06-12 20:51:16 +02:00
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@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ Porting:
Small correction in configure.ac makes Socat C99 able. Small correction in configure.ac makes Socat C99 able.
Thanks to Florian Weimer from Red Hat for provinding a patch. Thanks to Florian Weimer from Red Hat for provinding a patch.
Documentation:
socat-tun.html described TCP as tunnel medium but this does not keep
packet boundaries. Changed to UDP.
Testing: Testing:
Idea: EXEC,SYSTEM addresses can keep packet boundaries when option Idea: EXEC,SYSTEM addresses can keep packet boundaries when option
socktype=<val-of-SOCK_DGRAM> socktype=<val-of-SOCK_DGRAM>

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@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ the two socat instances; the TUN interfaces both have the same quality.
<h3>TUN Server</h3> <h3>TUN Server</h3>
<span class="frame"><span class="shell">socat -d -d TCP-LISTEN:11443,reuseaddr TUN:192.168.255.1/24,up</span></span> <span class="frame"><span class="shell">socat -d -d UDP-LISTEN:11443,reuseaddr TUN:192.168.255.1/24,up</span></span>
<p>After starting this command, socat will wait for a connection and then <p>After starting this command, socat will wait for a connection and then
create a TUN pseudo network device with address 192.168.255.1; the bit number create a TUN pseudo network device with address 192.168.255.1; the bit number
specifies the mask of the network that is pretended to be connected on this specifies the mask of the network that is pretended to be connected on this
interface.</p> interface.</p>
<h3>TUN Client</h3> <h3>TUN Client</h3>
<span class="frame"><span class="shell">socat TCP:1.2.3.4:11443 TUN:192.168.255.2/24,up</span></span> <span class="frame"><span class="shell">socat UDP:1.2.3.4:11443 TUN:192.168.255.2/24,up</span></span>
<p>This command should establish a connection to the server and create the TUN <p>This command should establish a connection to the server and create the TUN
device on the client.</p> device on the client.</p>