diff --git a/examples/tuntap b/examples/tuntap
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index 0000000..2917875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tuntap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+INTERFACE='tun0'
+CONNECTION='tuntap'
+MODE='tun'
+USER='nobody'
+GROUP='nobody'
+
diff --git a/src/connections/tuntap b/src/connections/tuntap
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index 0000000..61eab22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/connections/tuntap
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+#! /bin/bash
+. /usr/lib/network/network
+
+tuntap_up() {
+    load_profile "$1"
+
+    if [ -e /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE ]; then
+        report_fail "Interface $INTERFACE already exists."
+        exit 1
+    else
+        ip tuntap add dev "$INTERFACE" mode "$MODE" \
+            user "$USER" group "$GROUP" &>/dev/null
+    fi
+    bring_interface up "$INTERFACE"
+    "$CONN_DIR/ethernet" up "$1"
+    return 0
+}
+
+tuntap_down() {
+    load_profile "$1"
+
+    "$CONN_DIR/ethernet" down "$1"
+    bring_interface down "$INTERFACE"
+    ip tuntap del "$INTERFACE" mode "$MODE" &>/dev/null
+    return 0
+}
+
+tuntap_status() {
+    if [ -e /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE ]; then
+        return 0
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+tuntap_$1 "$2"
+exit $?
+# vim: set ts=4 et sw=4 tw=0: