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 <deraadt@openbsd.org>
BUGS
Like tun(4), the Ethernet address chosen will be partially random, and may occasionally collide with another address.