TUN device error

palanisaravanan · 01-23-2004, 07:22 AM

I tried to setup a UML in my PC.When i tried to setup the networking in my host machone i tried to create a tun/tap interface usning tunctl -u username.it gave a error message "Opening tun devices:no uch file or directory.Afer that i created a char dev file usinf mknod /dev/net/tun c 200 10.This time when i give tunctl -u username.,it says Opening tun device:No such device.
where it is going wrong?.

eradman · 11-24-2004, 12:17 AM

You have the device numbers switched. It should be:

Code:

mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200

In order to use you're device you'll probably have to change permissions to -rw-rw---

Code:

chmod 660 /dev/net/tun