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Use pytap3 to provide cross-platform IP tunnelling - #1001
After publishing pytap3 package on PyPI (fork of pytap2 archived project) I was able to use tunnelling capabilities on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Tunnel functionality is now cross-platform.
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New Features
Tunnel support and its command-line options are available across platforms, including non-Linux systems. Starting a tunnel still requires a local node, and you can optionally configure a subnet.
Updates
The optional tunnel dependency is now pytap3 instead of pytap2. Install the updated optional dependency to use tunnel support. The tunnel setup continues to use the configured MTU.
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The optional tunnel dependency changes from pytap2 to pytap3. The CLI exposes tunnel options on all platforms. Tunnel startup and its persistent wait loop no longer check whether the runtime platform is Linux.
The optional dependency and TapDevice import change to pytap3. Tunnel no longer rejects non-Linux systems. Comments and tests identify pytap3 as the optional dependency. The configured MTU remains 200; a comment notes Windows prefers at least 576 bytes.
CLI tunnel enablement meshtastic/__main__.py
The CLI registers --tunnel and --subnet on all platforms. Tunnel startup and the persistent wait condition now use args.tunnel without a Linux check.
This test still requires TunnelError when platform.system() is not Linux. The constructor no longer rejects that platform, so the assertion fails when the tunnel test runs with pytap3 installed. Replace it with a test of the supported platform behavior, and mock the TUN device so the test does not require OS privileges.
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Review comment at @meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py around lines 19 - 32:
Update test_Tunnel_on_non_linux_system to verify the supported non-Linux
constructor behavior instead of expecting TunnelError, and mock the TUN device
so the test does not require OS privileges.
Major · Use a Windows-compatible MTU before enabling the tunnel. · tunnel.py:117
meshtastic/tunnel.py:117 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Use a Windows-compatible MTU before enabling the tunnel.
On Windows, pytap3 passes this mtu=200 value to netsh when Tunnel configures the interface. Windows requires an IPv4 interface MTU of at least 576 bytes. The configuration therefore fails, and --tunnel cannot start on Windows. Use a supported interface MTU and handle packets that exceed the mesh packet limit. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Review comment at @meshtastic/tunnel.py at line 117:
Update the MTU passed to self.tun.ifconfig to a Windows-supported IPv4 value of
at least 576 bytes, and ensure the tunnel’s packet handling rejects or otherwise
safely handles packets larger than the mesh packet limit.
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Review comments at @meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py:
- Around line 19-32: Update test_Tunnel_on_non_linux_system to verify the
supported non-Linux constructor behavior instead of expecting TunnelError, and
mock the TUN device so the test does not require OS privileges.
Review comments at @meshtastic/tunnel.py:
- Line 117: Update the MTU passed to self.tun.ifconfig to a Windows-supported
IPv4 value of at least 576 bytes, and ensure the tunnel’s packet handling
rejects or otherwise safely handles packets larger than the mesh packet limit.
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Keep the macOS tunnel path disabled until pytap3 uses an interface route.
pytap3 3.0.0 builds route -n add -net <network> <local IP>. macOS treats the final argument as a gateway. A direct utun route requires -interface <utunN>. pytap3’s own test expects that form. Because this PR removes the Linux guard, --tunnel can reach this path on macOS. A nonzero route command becomes an uncaught TapDeviceError during Tunnel initialization.
The command is not guaranteed to fail on every macOS route table, so this is not a deterministic outage claim. Restore the platform guard until the dependency is corrected, or use a pytap3 release that emits the tested interface form.
Suggested fix
- if args.tunnel:+ have_tunnel = platform.system() == "Linux"+ if have_tunnel and args.tunnel:
...
- or args.tunnel+ or (have_tunnel and args.tunnel)
...
- tunnelArgs = parser.add_argument_group(- "Tunnel", "Arguments related to establishing a tunnel device over the mesh."- )- tunnelArgs.add_argument(- "--tunnel",- action="store_true",- help="Create a TUN tunnel device for forwarding IP packets over the mesh",- )+ have_tunnel = platform.system() == "Linux"+ if have_tunnel:+ tunnelArgs = parser.add_argument_group(+ "Tunnel", "Arguments related to establishing a tunnel device over the mesh."+ )+ tunnelArgs.add_argument(+ "--tunnel",+ action="store_true",+ help="Create a TUN tunnel device for forwarding IP packets over the mesh",+ )
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Review comment at @meshtastic/tunnel.py at line 23:
Keep the TapDevice tunnel path Linux-only until pytap3 uses the required
interface route: gate the --tunnel option, Tunnel initialization, and any
tunnel-dependent connection condition on the platform. On macOS, do not expose
or activate this path.
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Review comments at @meshtastic/tunnel.py:
- Line 23: Keep the TapDevice tunnel path Linux-only until pytap3 uses the
required interface route: gate the --tunnel option, Tunnel initialization, and
any tunnel-dependent connection condition on the platform. On macOS, do not
expose or activate this path.
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Do not enter the wait loop when --noproto suppresses tunnel startup.
With --tunnel --noproto, onConnected() skips tunnel.Tunnel(...), but the later condition still enters the unbounded wait loop through both flags. The combination is newly reachable on non-Linux platforms because tunnel arguments are now registered on every platform.
Suggested fix
- args.noproto+ (args.noproto and not args.tunnel)
or args.reply
- or args.tunnel+ (args.tunnel and not client.noProto)
or args.listen
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Review comment at @meshtastic/__main__.py around lines 1792 - 1802:
Update the wait-loop condition in the main flow so `--tunnel --noproto` does not
enter the unbounded wait when `onConnected()` skips tunnel startup; preserve
waiting for other valid modes, including tunnels that actually start.
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Review comments at @meshtastic/__main__.py:
- Around line 1792-1802: Update the wait-loop condition in the main flow so
`--tunnel --noproto` does not enter the unbounded wait when `onConnected()`
skips tunnel startup; preserve waiting for other valid modes, including tunnels
that actually start.
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After publishing pytap3 package on PyPI (fork of pytap2 archived project) I was able to use tunnelling capabilities on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Tunnel functionality is now cross-platform.
Summary by CodeRabbit
pytap3instead ofpytap2. Install the updated optional dependency to use tunnel support. The tunnel setup continues to use the configured MTU.