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Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip: add OVPN device mode support
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To: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@openvpn.net>, Marco Baffo
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On 7/8/26 11:11 AM, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> Actually that already works out of the box, without teaching iproute2
> about 'ovpn'.
> 
> You can go with "ip link add ovpn0 type ovpn" and the interface will
> nicely show up.
> 
> However, the ovpn device mode is set to the default value, hence this
> patch enhances that part.

ok, thanks for the clarification.