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On Wednesday 24 December 2008 12:27:29 pk wrote: |
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> Mark David Dumlao wrote: |
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> > On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 1:36 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> |
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wrote: |
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> >> DSA / RSA |
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> >> tun / tap |
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> > tun - to uniplexed node? |
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> > tap - to any person? |
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> > it makes some vague sense |
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> I think what Alan refers to is: |
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP |
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> I'm not sure if this is what he seeks: |
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> RSA - Encryption algorithm |
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> DSA - Directory System Agent, LDAP protocol |
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> I guess both could have something to do with TUN/TAP... |
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As I used them they are not related. DSA and RSA are key hash algorithms, I |
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can never tell them apart and have to haul out the man page to rediscover |
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which one I tell my users to use :-) |
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tun & tap - same thing. One is routed, one is more like level 2. Do you think |
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I can ever remember which is which when I need to? |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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