allow tun/tap specification without IP address

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Gerhard Rieger 2012-11-16 21:08:46 +01:00
parent 46313470b8
commit dbb6ea3a52
3 changed files with 35 additions and 31 deletions

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@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ new features:
added option max-children that limits the number of concurrent child added option max-children that limits the number of concurrent child
processes. Thanks to Sam Liddicott for providing the patch. processes. Thanks to Sam Liddicott for providing the patch.
Till Maas added support for tun/tap addresses without IP address
####################### V 2.0.0-b7: ####################### V 2.0.0-b7:
security: security:

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@ -1021,12 +1021,13 @@ label(ADDRESS_TCP6_LISTEN)dit(bf(tt(TCP6-LISTEN:<port>)))
Additional useful option: Additional useful option:
link(ipv6only)(OPTION_IPV6_V6ONLY)nl() link(ipv6only)(OPTION_IPV6_V6ONLY)nl()
Option groups: link(FD)(GROUP_FD),link(SOCKET)(GROUP_SOCKET),link(LISTEN)(GROUP_LISTEN),link(CHILD)(GROUP_CHILD),link(RANGE)(GROUP_RANGE),link(IP6)(GROUP_IP6),link(TCP)(GROUP_TCP),link(RETRY)(GROUP_RETRY) nl() Option groups: link(FD)(GROUP_FD),link(SOCKET)(GROUP_SOCKET),link(LISTEN)(GROUP_LISTEN),link(CHILD)(GROUP_CHILD),link(RANGE)(GROUP_RANGE),link(IP6)(GROUP_IP6),link(TCP)(GROUP_TCP),link(RETRY)(GROUP_RETRY) nl()
label(ADDRESS_TUN)dit(bf(tt(TUN:<if-addr>/<bits>))) label(ADDRESS_TUN)dit(bf(tt(TUN[:<if-addr>/<bits>])))
Creates a Linux TUN/TAP device and assignes to it the address and netmask Creates a Linux TUN/TAP device and optionally assignes it the address and
defined by the parameters. The resulting network interface is ready for use netmask given by the parameters. The resulting network interface is almost
by other processes; socat() serves its "wire side". This address requires read ready for use by other processes; socat serves its "wire side". This address
and write access to the tunnel cloning device, usually code(/dev/net/tun). requires read and write access to the tunnel cloning device, usually
nl() code(/dev/net/tun), as well as permission to set some tt(ioctl()s).
bf(Option iff-up is required to immediately activate the interface!)nl()
Option groups: link(FD)(GROUP_FD),link(NAMED)(GROUP_NAMED),link(OPEN)(GROUP_OPEN),link(TUN)(GROUP_TUN) nl() Option groups: link(FD)(GROUP_FD),link(NAMED)(GROUP_NAMED),link(OPEN)(GROUP_OPEN),link(TUN)(GROUP_TUN) nl()
Useful options: Useful options:
link(iff-up)(OPTION_IFF_UP), link(iff-up)(OPTION_IFF_UP),

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@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ static int xioopen_tun(int argc, const char *argv[], struct opt *opts, int xiofl
char *ifaddr; char *ifaddr;
int result; int result;
if (argc != 2) { if (argc > 2 || argc < 0) {
Error2("%s: wrong number of parameters (%d instead of 1)", Error2("%s: wrong number of parameters (%d instead of 0 or 1)",
argv[0], argc-1); argv[0], argc-1);
} }
@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ static int xioopen_tun(int argc, const char *argv[], struct opt *opts, int xiofl
} }
/*--------------------- setting interface address and netmask ------------*/ /*--------------------- setting interface address and netmask ------------*/
if (argc == 2) {
if ((ifaddr = strdup(argv[1])) == NULL) { if ((ifaddr = strdup(argv[1])) == NULL) {
Error1("strdup(\"%s\"): out of memory", argv[1]); Error1("strdup(\"%s\"): out of memory", argv[1]);
return STAT_RETRYLATER; return STAT_RETRYLATER;
@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ static int xioopen_tun(int argc, const char *argv[], struct opt *opts, int xiofl
ifaddr, strerror(errno)); ifaddr, strerror(errno));
} }
free(ifaddr); free(ifaddr);
}
/*--------------------- setting interface flags --------------------------*/ /*--------------------- setting interface flags --------------------------*/
applyopts_single(&xfd->stream, opts, PH_FD); applyopts_single(&xfd->stream, opts, PH_FD);