NAME
lc_tuntap_create - create TUN/TAP devices
LIBRARY
Librecast library (liblibrecast, -llibrecast)
SYNOPSIS
#include <librecast/if.h>
int lc_tuntap_create(char *ifname, int flags);
Compile and link with -llibrecast.
The flags argument may contain the following flags. One of IFF_TUN or IFF_TAP is required.
- IFF_TUN
-
create TUN device (no Ethernet headers)
- IFF_TAP
-
create TAP device
- IFF_NO_PI
-
Do not provide packet information.
- IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
-
Create a queue of multiqueue device.
DESCRIPTION
lc_tuntap_create() creates a new TUN/TAP device
RETURN VALUE
lc_socket_new() On success, a file descriptor for the new socket is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.