[oi-dev] Please update tuntap in SFE

[Gordon Ross]

I just put up my tun/tap stuff (it pulls a specific git rev).
I have similar stuff for openvpn and OpenSC,
which are the second and third thing one needs
when setting up a VPN link with OI.
I'll try to get those ready too...

Thanks,
Gordon


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Milan Jurik <milan.jurik at xylab.cz> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On ne, 2013-11-03 at 12:34 +0100, Jim Klimov wrote:
> > Hello all, and probably primarily Milan :)
> >
> >    The TUNTAP package in the SFE repository markets itself as version
> > 1.3.0, but the loaded module reports that it is 1.1.0. I've fetched
> > the tuntap/src package, and apparently it includes an older tarball
> > of the sources (Jul 2011, timeframe long before 1.3.x indeed) which
> > does not have the TCP watermark fixes of 1.3.0 and later, that boost
> > performance of the OpenVPN tunnels noticeably.
> >
> >    The current tarball from project page identifies itself as 1.3.2
> > with files dated 2013-07-07; can the SFE package be rebuilt with it?
> > https://github.com/kaizawa/tuntap/tarball/master
> >
> >    And while we are at it, IMHO the openvpn package should include a
> > dependency on tuntap, it's neigh useless without this driver? Also,
> > am I correct to assume that a package should provide its configuration?
> > Because I don't see any /etc/openvpn on my system (with the EasyRSA
> > wizards, sample configs, etc.)
> >
>
> I am back from vacation and tuntap package is rebuilt. The problem is
> that unversioned automatic tarball generator, it is hard to catch new
> versions now. But 1.3.2 is in the repo now.
>
> As for openvpn, it would need some love, I am not using it for long
> time. Somebody should look at SFEopenvpn and improve it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Milan
>
> > Thanks,
> > //Jim
> >
> >
>
>
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Gordon Ross <gwr at nexenta.com>
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