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Re:VPNCloud: Open-source peer-to-peer VPN written in rust by rkeene2 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @12:36PM (#26682394)
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

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Re:VPNCloud: Open-source peer-to-peer VPN written in rust by ffk on Saturday April 03, 2021 @02:27PM (#26683425)
I 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)
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Re:VPNCloud: Open-source peer-to-peer VPN written in rust by rkeene2 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @06:38PM (#26685382)
You 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.
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