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After the configuration steps above are done it is possible to use VPN software working with TUN/TAP inside container just like on a usual standalone Linux box. The following software can be used for VPN with TUN/TAP: 1) Go to Start – All Programs – Tap-Windows (Windows XP, Vista & 7) or press Windows + Q, and look for Add a New Tap (Windows 8, 8.1, & 10) 2) Right click on Add a New Tap Virtual Ethernet Adapter and select Run as Administrator. On Linux/BSD/Unix, for the dev tap directive, use the explicit TUN/TAP unit number which you added to the bridge such as dev tap0. If you are running OpenVPN in point-to-point mode, omit an ifconfig directive, and if you are using client/server mode, use the server-bridge directive on the server. TUN/TAP kernel module is needed to be enabled in VPS for VPN configuration because TUN is used with routing and TAP is used for creating a network bridge. TUN/TAP can be viewed as a simple Point-to-Point or Ethernet device. It sent and receives packets from user space program. TUN works with IP frames whereas TAP works with Ethernet frames.
TUN Mode Service Port: This is the VPN Server port number to which a VPN client connects for TUN mode. The default is 12973. TAP Mode Service Type: You can use either TCP or UDP protocol to transmit the VPN packets for TAP Mode. TAP Mode Service Port: This is the VPN Server port number to which a VPN client connects for TAP mode. The default is
With this app you will able to connect to any OpenVPN (TUN/TAP), SSTP, WireGuard, OpenConnect (ocserv) servers and Cisco AnyConnect SSL gateways. The basic OpenVPN feature is free for all. To use other protocols and features you need to buy a subscription. There is not needed to have the root access, because the VPN tun device is handled with the VpnService API introduced with Android 4.0 (ICS
In the meanwhile we recommend Windows Server 2016 users to avoid installing OpenVPN/tap-windows6 driver on hosts where all users can't be trusted. Users of Windows 7-10 and Server 2012r2 are recommended to update to latest installers as soon as possible.
1) Go to Start – All Programs – Tap-Windows (Windows XP, Vista & 7) or press Windows + Q, and look for Add a New Tap (Windows 8, 8.1, & 10) 2) Right click on Add a New Tap Virtual Ethernet Adapter and select Run as Administrator. On Linux/BSD/Unix, for the dev tap directive, use the explicit TUN/TAP unit number which you added to the bridge such as dev tap0. If you are running OpenVPN in point-to-point mode, omit an ifconfig directive, and if you are using client/server mode, use the server-bridge directive on the server.