[Noisebridge-discuss] Linux Ethernet-over-IP tunnels

krux at thcnet.net krux at thcnet.net
Fri Sep 11 01:01:54 UTC 2009


> I'm interested in setting up some Ethernet (layer 2) over IP tunnels,
> but am not having much luck finding anything built into the kernel.
>
> I've got PPP over L2TP (xl2tpd) working, but it seems like a lot of
> overhead. Surely there must be a better way.
> Ideas?

You might check out PPPoE. (PPP over Ethernet) that's how DSL modems use to
operate by default.  They still actually do, but it's usually done internal to
the modem, so you don't have to have Winpoet, etc.. installed on the client
computer.

perl -e 's++=END;++y(;-P)}\n?k++=;<+xru}?print:??;'




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