|  | FD.io VPP
    v19.01.3-6-g70449b9b9
    Vector Packet Processing | 
Initialize a new tap interface with the given parameters. More...
| Data Fields | |
| u32 | client_index | 
| u32 | context | 
| u8 | use_random_mac | 
| u8 | tap_name [64] | 
| u8 | mac_address [6] | 
| u8 | renumber | 
| u32 | custom_dev_instance | 
| u8 | ip4_address_set | 
| u8 | ip4_address [4] | 
| u8 | ip4_mask_width | 
| u8 | ip6_address_set | 
| u8 | ip6_address [16] | 
| u8 | ip6_mask_width | 
| u8 | tag [64] | 
Initialize a new tap interface with the given parameters.
| client_index | - opaque cookie to identify the sender | 
| context | - sender context, to match reply w/ request | 
| use_random_mac | - let the system generate a unique mac address | 
| tap_name | - name to associate with the new interface | 
| mac_address | - mac addr to assign to the interface if use_random not set |