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It's possible that a future version of tinc could use WireGuard as the data plane, but comes with a few drawbacks. See comment on this very thing: [0] [0] ht
by rkeene2 6y ago
It's possible that a future version of tinc could use WireGuard as the data plane, but comes with a few drawbacks.
See comment on this very thing: [0]
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19304624 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19304624
- ffk 6y agoI think there is an inaccuracy in that comment. Double check this: wire guard encapsulates L3 IP packets, not L2 Ethernet frames. This means ARP is handled locally instead of being transmitted over the wire (or the need for an arp responder)
- rkeene2 6y agoYou are right, I wrote it backwards -- WireGuard supports only IP packets, not Ethernet frames while tinc supports both. The example that I gave why Ethernet frames is more useful is correct, just the factual part is reversed.