IFCFG-IPVTAP(5)

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💜 IFCFG-IPVTAP(5) — like, the whole manual page, bestie

okay so this is ifcfg-ipvtap, the manual page for IPVTAP interface configuration. yes it's a mouthful, no you're not dumb, we're getting through this together 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*

that's the whole synopsis. that's the vibe. it's giving "your config files live here" and honestly? iconic. 🎀

🦋 IPVTAP interface 🦋

okay so to set up an IPVTAP interface, you need a configuration file with the IPVTAP=yes variable set. that's the entry ticket, bestie. no IPVTAP=yes, no interface. periodt. 💅

now the nerdy part (affectionate): an IPVTAP interface is conceptually similar to MACVTAP, with the same difference between MACVLAN and IPVLAN. so like, same family drama, different layer. and the IPVTAP interface operates on Layer 3 and shares the same configuration options with IPVLAN. iykyk 🌈

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

  • IPVTAP <yes|no> — this one must be set to yes to identify this configuration type as IPVTAP. like, mandatory mandatory. it's the whole identity. 👑
  • IPVTAP_DEVICE — mandatory option to specify the lower (parent) interface for this IPVTAP interface. mandatory!! don't skip it, i'm literally begging 🙈
  • IPVTAP_MODE <l2|l3|l3s> — specifies the mode for the IPVTAP interface. for a given lower device, you can select one of these modes and all linked devices will operate in the same mode. shared destiny fr fr ✨
    • Default: l3
  • IPVTAP_FLAGS <bridge|private|vepa> — specifies the mode flags. only one flag at a time is allowed, so don't get greedy 💀 similar to IPVTAP_MODE, a given flag will be applied to all linked devices of one lower interface. group chat rules, everyone gets the same thing 🫶
    • Default: bridge

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

example ifcfg-<name> config file for an IPVTAP interface — copy this energy:

STARTMODE=auto
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=10.0.0.100/24

IPVTAP=yes
IPVTAP_DEVICE=eth0
IPVTAP_MODE=l3s
IPVTAP_FLAGS=bridge

look at that. clean. organized. main character config file. slay 🔥

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💀 BUGS 💀

please report bugs as described at <https://bugs.opensuse.org> — not me asking you nicely to file a bug report, but like, do it 📝

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

ifcfg-ipvlan (5), routes (5), ifcfg (5), wicked (8)

(the whole friend group, go read them too 🧚)

🌟 AUTHORS 🌟

Clemens Famulla-Conrad. (ty for your service king 👑)

ngl this was a lot of options for a manual page about one interface type, but we ate. no crumbs. 💅

Wicked User Manual · November 2024 · that's the page, that's the tea, bye bestie 💖🦋✨

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