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diff --git a/INSTALL.Linux b/INSTALL.Linux index 014e3ac0..5a628d8c 100644 --- a/INSTALL.Linux +++ b/INSTALL.Linux @@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ INSTALL.userspace for more information. be compiled with IPv6 support (CONFIG_IPV6). This allows for special handling (such as path MTU discovery) of IPv6 packets. + To use Open vSwitch support for TAP devices, you must enable + CONFIG_TUN. + - To build a kernel module, you need the same version of GCC that was used to build that kernel. @@ -100,7 +103,8 @@ following software: if it is installed in a different location, then some Open vSwitch log messages will not be as detailed. -You should ensure that /dev/urandom exists. +You should ensure that /dev/urandom exists. To support TAP devices, +you must also ensure that /dev/net/tun exists. To run the ovsdmonitor tool, the machine must also have the following software: |