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<p>On Sun, 17 Nov 2013, 21:12:45 GMT, Reuben Hawkins <<a href="mailto:reubenhwk@gmail.com">reubenhwk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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<br>> Does anybody know how to create a tun/tap interface on which RADVD can be
<br>> tested?
<br>>
<br>> I'd like to create some tests and I'm thinking that creating a virtual
<br>> network interface on which RADVD will advertise and listen would be the
<br>> best way to test, but I don't have any experience creating virtual
<br>> interfaces. Any pointer to get me started would be very helpful.
<br>>
<br>> My setup will be as follows...
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<br>> 1) Create virtual interface(s)
<br>> 2) point RADVD to this interface(s) in radvd.conf
<br>> 3) write some tests to connect to the other end of the interface and send
<br>> solicitations to radvd to test out as many radvd configurations, features
<br>> and behaviors as possible.
<br>>
<br>Best bet would probably be to create a bridge interface, then run 1 or more VMs under QEMU with virtio/tap interfaces. That way everything is kept isolated on each side of the tap.<br></p>
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