Arch Linux, netctl and GRE Ethernet Layer
How to create GRE Ethernet (layer 2) with Arch Linux and netctl
under /usr/lib/network/connections create file gretap with the following content:
# Contributed by: Stefano Sasso
. "$SUBR_DIR/ip"
: ${BindsToInterfaces=}
gretap_up() {
if is_interface "$Interface"; then
report_error "Interface '$Interface' already exists"
return 1
else
localStr=""
if [[ -n "$Local" ]]; then
localStr="local $Local"
fi
ip link add "$Interface" type gretap remote "$Remote" $localStr
fi
bring_interface_up "$Interface"
ip_set
}
gretap_down() {
ip_unset
bring_interface_down "$Interface"
ip link del "$Interface"
}
then, under /etc/netctl, create profile file (example: gretap)
Description='GRE L2 ethernet tunnel'
After=('eth0')
Interface=greth0
Connection=gretap
Mode='gretap'
Remote='10.200.0.10'
#Local='192.168.177.198'
IP=static
Address=('172.18.43.17/24')