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Old 13th July 2013
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Default PPPX vs TUN

NPPD.conf man page marks the use of two interfaces, pppx and tun.

After reading and re-reading the man pages for both tun, pppx and npppd.conf, why would I use pppx over tun?

Is one better than the other? Is one more secure over the other? I realize that pppx uses pipex to accelerate tunneling traffic, does tun?

The examples at the end of the npppd.conf manpage shows one example for pppx use and one for tun but doesn't state why one was used over the other.
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Hello, and welcome!

The tun(4) driver is only used for userland access into the kernel network stack. Each access path requires a separate tun device, and they usually need to be preconfigured. The default install provides only /dev/tun0 through /dev/tun3, you will need to use MAKEDEV(8) if you have more than four tun devices.

The pppx(4) driver is multiplexed, and all pppx devices created are addressable via /dev/pppx0.

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In summary, pppx(4) is a better fit for simultaneous dynamic use as an access path in a VPN solution, such as might be used with npppd(8). The tun(4) driver is a better fit for preconfigured network connections in a VPN solution, such as what might be used with net/openvpn.
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