--- /lib/rc/net/tuntap.sh.old	2011-12-10 17:52:15.989600925 -0600
+++ /lib/rc/net/tuntap.sh	2011-12-11 03:57:53.501072195 -0600
@@ -44,28 +44,35 @@
 	# Set the base metric to 1000
 	metric=1000
 
-	local o_opts= t_opts= do_openvpn=false do_tunctl=false
+	local i_opts= o_opts= t_opts= do_iproute2=false do_openvpn=false do_tunctl=false
+	eval i_opts=\$iproute2_${IFVAR}
 	eval o_opts=\$openvpn_${IFVAR}
 	eval t_opts=\$tunctl_${IFVAR}
 
-	if [ -n "${o_opts}" ] && type openvpn >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	if [ -n "${i_opts}" ] && type ip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		do_iproute2=true
+	elif [ -n "${o_opts}" ] && type openvpn >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		do_openvpn=true
 	elif [ -n "${t_opts}" ] && type tunctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		do_tunctl=true
+	elif type ip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		do_iproute2=true
 	elif type openvpn >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		do_openvpn=true
 	elif type tunctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		do_tunctl=true
 	fi
 
-	if ${do_openvpn}; then
+	if ${do_iproute2}; then
+		ip tuntap add dev "${IFACE}" mode "${tuntap}" ${i_opts}
+	elif ${do_openvpn}; then
 		openvpn --mktun --dev-type "${tuntap}" --dev "${IFACE}" \
 			${o_opts} >/dev/null
 	elif ${do_tunctl}; then
 		tunctl ${t_opts} -t "${IFACE}" >/dev/null
 	else
-		eerror "Neither openvpn nor tunctl has been found, please install"
-		eerror "either \"openvpn\" or \"usermode-utilities\"."
+		eerror "Neither iproute2, openvpn nor tunctl has been found, please install"
+		eerror "either \"iproute2\" \"openvpn\" or \"usermode-utilities\"."
 	fi
 	eend $? && _up && service_set_value tuntap "${tuntap}"
 }
@@ -75,7 +82,9 @@
 	_is_tuntap || return 0
 
 	ebegin "Destroying Tun/Tap interface ${IFACE}"
-	if type tunctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	if type iproute2 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		_ip tuntap del dev ${IFACE} mode ${service_get_value tuntap}
+	elif type tunctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		tunctl -d "${IFACE}" >/dev/null
 	else
 		openvpn --rmtun \