Dan McDonald wrote: > On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 03:03:35PM -0700, Darren Reed wrote: >>> If PPTP/L2TP (L2TP is a descendent of PPTP, if memory serves...) doesn't >>> require changes to our IKE, you could propose it as a completely >>> community-driven project here on OpenSolaris. Otherwise it's going to need >>> to be half-and-half (like IPsec Tunnel Reform). >>> >>> >> I think it would be very poor to architect the delivery of L2TP >> in OpenSolaris to require anything to do with IKE. > > I agree. But I'm curious about the protocols themselves. ISTR there being > unusual requirements for IPsec-protected L2TP, but maybe I'm remembering > wrong. > >> I'd like to see L2TP in OpenSolaris provide a GLDv3 driver. >> >> I'm also interested to see if the L2TP driver, along with the >> tun driver, could implement an "IP" MAC type where the >> MAC addresses are actually IP addresses. > > Do you mean like the Clearview IP Tunnelling driver? I think you'll get your > wish sooner than you think. ;) >
This sounds interesting. Does this mean IP Tunnelling driver will no longer depends on STREAMS? e.g. no TPI messages passes back and forth between IP tunnel and IP. - yxn > Dan > _______________________________________________ > networking-discuss mailing list > networking-discuss at opensolaris.org
