Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of ManagingWindowsTAPDrivers

Timestamp:

04/11/13 14:19:04 (11 years ago)

Author:

Samuli Seppänen

Comment:

Merged content from ​http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/install.html

ManagingWindowsTAPDrivers

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 = Installing and uninstalling TAP-drivers =
 
-Occasionally you may need play with different TAP-driver versions. In this case you can use ''devcon.exe'' from the Windows command-prompt. Below are some common commands; <id> refers to the driver identifier which is ''tap0901'' for OpenVPN 2.2+. This identified may be different in older/newer versions. To view information about an installed driver use
+Occasionally you may need play with different TAP-driver versions. In this case you can use ''devcon.exe'' from the Windows command-prompt. Below are some common commands:
+
+To view information about an installed driver use
 
 {{{
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 }}}
 
+To update a TAP-driver use
+
+{{{
+$ devcon.exe update <something.inf> <id>
+}}}
+
+Notes:
+
+*  ''<id>'' refers to the driver identifier which is ''tap0901'' for OpenVPN 2.2+, but may be different in older/newer OpenVPN versions. 
+* ''<something.inf>'' is typically ''OemWin2k.inf''.
+
+
+By installing multiple times, you will create additional TAP-Windows adapter instances, which can be used for multiple concurrent VPN tunnels. It is also possible to install using ''Control Panel -> Add New Hardware'', and it is possible to uninstall using ''Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager''.
+
 = Extracting TAP-drivers from OpenVPN installers =