On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 15:25 -0600, Andrew McNabb wrote: > However, Hans also said that it tap can be faster than tun. I have a > hard time seeing that, since tun would avoid ARP packets and other > such chatty packets which are commonly found on a subnet. Why would > tap be faster than tun? Are there other factors?
I don't know if by "faster" you mean "more efficient". This would seem to indicate otherwise... http://openvpn.net/howto.html#vpntype "Overall, routing is probably a better choice for most people, as it is more efficient and easier to set up (as far as the OpenVPN configuration itself) than bridging." Gabe .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
