OpenVZ + SolusVM & PPP / TUN Modules

Jacob

Ok, So I know a few providers have the custom controlpanels that have all the fancy enable PPP / TUN modules.
But for the providers that use SolusVM how do we work around this without having to spend a pretty penny?

Any of you guys care to share your Ideas or opinions on how this could work and what modifications could be needed?

MrAndroid

Could make a cron in PHP that gets all the VPSs, and enables it?

!/usr/bin/php (or just invoke with php )

$list = shell_exec("ls /vz/private");
$vzlist = explode("\n", $list);
foreach($vzlist as $vps) {
shell_exec("vzctl set $vps --devnodes net/tun:rw --save");
echo "Enabled Tun for $vps";
}

I haven't tested that, it was written in 2 minutes off the top of my head.

Ash_Hawkridge

You dont need to make any modifications to the panel to enable PPP and TUN?

jh

No modifications or expenditure are needed. Just click that Enable TUN button.

Jacob

I'm talking about end user side here guys, not on my side.
I know tun/tap is available for the admin to enable on VPSs but I need some advice on both PPP and TUN modules being available on client side.

Ash_Hawkridge

Oh you mean to automate things? Gotcha

MrAndroid

@EaseVPS said: I know tun/tap is available for the admin to enable on VPSs but I need some advice on both PPP and TUN modules being available on client side.

Why not just enable it for all customers? It doesn't really matter if their going to use it or not, if their not going to use it, there never notice it.

Ash_Hawkridge

You can enable PPP on the host node then just add a knowledgebase article or something with code to run it on the container.

Jacob

So create a script on each node that runs on a cron and runs every a few hours say to re-enable it on every container.

I think that is what you mean right?

Jacob

@VMPort
The module is required to be enabled on host node, It has nothing to do with the client side.

I think daniel's Idea may work but wouldn't this cron slow things down, Alot?

Ash_Hawkridge

Im quite aware of that, which is why i said..
"You enable PPP on the host node"

Jacob

@VMPort
Thanks for the suggestion, VMPort.

I'm going to have a try at daniels Idea.

Ash_Hawkridge

@Daniel

What is piepanel? I have been wondering all day..

MrAndroid

The kernel module has to be enable on the nodes kernel, but then it has to be enabled on each VPS individually too on the nodes side.

Jacob

Umm... Piepanel? O_o

MrAndroid

Something I've been working on for computing studies so I don't have to learn awful Visual Basic.NET

Jacob

VB Isn't that bad apart from the dependencies requirement, I prefer Java over any product developed by Microsoft.

MrAndroid

I did a test, and found PHP faster then Visual Basic.NET, even though PHP is interpreted.