tinc/doc tinc.texi,1.8.4.38,1.8.4.39

[Guus Sliepen <guus@nl.linux.org>]

Update of /home/CVS/tinc/doc
In directory humbolt:/tmp/cvs-serv31308

Modified Files:
      Tag: CABAL
	tinc.texi 
Log Message:
Add section about configuring Cygwin and CIPE on Windows.


Index: tinc.texi
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RCS file: /home/CVS/tinc/doc/tinc.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.8.4.38
retrieving revision 1.8.4.39
diff -u -r1.8.4.38 -r1.8.4.39
--- tinc.texi	2003/07/12 17:41:45	1.8.4.38
+++ tinc.texi	2003/07/21 19:58:58	1.8.4.39
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@
 @section Supported platforms
 
 @cindex platforms
-tinc has been verified to work under Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris, with
-various hardware architectures.  These are some of the platforms
+tinc has been verified to work under Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, MacOS/X (Darwin), Solaris, and Windows (in a Cygwin environment),
+with various hardware architectures.  These are some of the platforms
 that are supported by the universal tun/tap device driver or other virtual network device drivers.
 Without such a driver, tinc will most
 likely compile and run, but it will not be able to send or receive data
@@ -258,6 +258,15 @@
 
 IPv6 packets cannot be tunneled on Darwin.
 
+@c ==================================================================
+@subsection Cygwin (Windows)
+
+@cindex Cygwin
+@cindex Windows
+tinc on Windows, in a Cygwin environment, relies on the CIPE driver for its data
+acquisition from the kernel. This driver is not part of Windows but can be
+downloaded from @uref{http://cipe-win32.sourceforge.net/}.
+
 
 @c
 @c
@@ -317,6 +326,7 @@
 * Configuration of NetBSD kernels::
 * Configuration of Solaris kernels::
 * Configuration of Darwin (MacOS/X) kernels::
+* Configuration of Cygwin (Windows)::
 @end menu
 
 
@@ -433,7 +443,7 @@
 
 
 @c ==================================================================
-@node       Configuration of Darwin (MacOS/X) kernels, , Configuration of Solaris kernels, Configuring the kernel
+@node       Configuration of Darwin (MacOS/X) kernels, Configuration of Cygwin (Windows), Configuration of Solaris kernels, Configuring the kernel
 @subsection Configuration of Darwin (MacOS/X) kernels
 
 Darwin does not come with a tunnel driver. You must download it at
@@ -447,6 +457,16 @@
 
 Once loaded, the tunnel driver will automatically create @file{/dev/tun0}..@file{/dev/tun3}
 and the corresponding network interfaces.
+
+
+@c ==================================================================
+@node       Configuration of Cygwin (Windows), , Configuration of Darwin (MacOS/X) kernels, Configuring the kernel
+@subsection Configuration of Cygwin (Windows)
+
+If Cygwin hasn't already been installed, install it directly from
+@uref{http://www.cygwin.com/}. You will also need to install the
+CIPE driver, you can download it from @uref{http://cipe-win32.sourceforge.net}.
+Configure the CIPE network device in the same way as you would do from the tinc-up script.
 
 
 @c ==================================================================

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