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NAME

       vde_plug2tap - Virtual Distributed Ethernet plug-to-tap

SYNOPSIS

       vde_plug2tap [OPTION]... tap_name

DESCRIPTION

       vde_plug2tap is a plug to be connected into a VDE switch.  All the data
       that is catched by the plug is sent to the tap interface  tap_name  and
       everything from that interface is injected in the switch.

OPTIONS

       -p, --port=portnum
              It  is possible to decide which port of the switch to use.  When
              this option is  not  specified  the  switch  assigns  the  first
              available  unused  port  (if  any).   It  is possible to connect
              several cables in the same switch port: in  this  way  all  this
              cables  work  concurrently.   It means that packet can result as
              duplicate but no ARP table loops are generated.  Is useful  when
              vde  is  used  for  mobility. Several physical interfaces can be
              used  at  a  time  during  handoffs  to   prevent   hichups   in
              connectivity.

       -g, --group=group
              group  ownership  of the communication socket. For security when
              more want to share a switch it is better to use a unix group  to
              own  the  comm  sockets  so  that  the network traffic cannot be
              sniffed.

       -m, --mod=octal-mode
              octal chmod like permissions for the comm sockets

       -s, --sock=socket
              specify the UNIX socket to be used by local programs for joining
              the VDE.  The default value is "/tmp/vde.ctl".

       -d, --daemon
              start vde_plug2tap as a background process

       -P, --pidfile=pidfile
              put  the process ID of vde_plug2tap in pidfile. Can be used with
              --daemon to store the PID for future killing.

       -h, --help
              show a brief help

NOTICE

       Virtual Distributed Ethernet is not related in any way with www.vde.com
       ("Verband  der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik" i.e.
       the  German  "Association  for  Electrical,  Electronic  &  Information
       Technologies").

SEE ALSO

       vde_switch(1), vde_plug(1), vdeq(1), dpipe(1).

AUTHOR

       VDE is a project by Renzo Davoli <renzo@cs.unibo.it>