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Michel-jacobs
Aug 03, 2017Guide
Restart network interfaces
After installing openvpn I noticed tap0 getting a dhcp address as well. In /etc/network/interfaces I changed dhcp to static. Now I wanted to restart the tap0 device with ifup Ifdown but these comma...
- Aug 07, 2017If you really wanted to dig into connman, you are able to use `connmanctl`, but I think what you are looking for is to have connman just ignore the tap interface.
You can modify `/etc/connman/main.conf` and add your interface to the `NetworkInterfaceBlacklist` field. The line will looks something like this:
`NetworkInterfaceBlacklist = LeafNets,docker,veth,zt,tap`
After that configuration saved, you will need to restart the connman service:
`systemctl restart connman.service`
Note: Since this is a system service, the configuration file will be overwritten with the firmware updates. I will see if we can add the tap to the blacklist in a future firmware release.
JennC
Aug 04, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello Michel-jacobs,
If this is an app you installed, I suggest to try contacting the developer.
Regards,
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