VETHER(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual VETHER(4)
NAME
vether - virtual Ethernet interface
SYNOPSIS
pseudo-device vether
DESCRIPTION
The vether interface simulates a normal Ethernet interface by
encapsulating standard network frames with an Ethernet header,
specifically for use as a member in a bridge(4).
To use vether the administrator needs to configure an address onto the
interface so that packets can be routed to it. An Ethernet header will
be prepended and, if the vether interface is a member of a bridge(4), the
frame will show up there.
SEE ALSO
bridge(4), inet(4), inet6(4), hostname.if(5), ifconfig(8), netstart(8)
HISTORY
The vether interface first appeared in OpenBSD 4.7.
AUTHORS
Theo de Raadt <
[email protected]>
BUGS
Like tun(4), the Ethernet address chosen will be partially random, and
may occasionally collide with another address.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 October 17, 2017 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8