Bug 706226

Summary: RFE: support tun/tap devices without ip addresses in socat
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Till Maas <opensource>
Component: socatAssignee: Paul Wouters <pwouters>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 14CC: pwouters
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Fixed In Version: socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc16 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Till Maas 2011-05-19 19:46:36 UTC
Created attachment 499932 [details]
support TUN endpoint without IP address

Description of problem:
socat allows to use TUN:... as one endpoint, but this always requires an ip address. The attached patch allows to use TUN without an ip address, e.g. when the interface is used in a bridge.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
socat-1.7.1.3-2.fc14.


Additional info:
patch has also been send upstream.

Comment 1 Paul Wouters 2011-09-22 02:15:32 UTC
pushed into rawhide. will tackle the the other branches in a few days.

Comment 2 Paul Wouters 2012-01-07 15:44:33 UTC
this is now part of 1.7.2.0, being pushed out now

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2012-01-09 15:16:15 UTC
socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc16

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2012-01-09 15:17:04 UTC
socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc15

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2012-01-09 15:18:17 UTC
socat-1.7.2.0-2.el6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/socat-1.7.2.0-2.el6

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2012-01-11 06:05:25 UTC
Package socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc15:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 15 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc15'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-0309/socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc15
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2012-02-18 21:40:16 UTC
socat-1.7.2.0-2.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2012-02-19 01:56:38 UTC
socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2012-02-19 01:57:49 UTC
socat-1.7.2.0-1.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.