Replace tunnel ifconfig calls with iproute2

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Fixes #467

Summary

• configure TUN devices with iproute2 instead of pytap2's ifconfig wrappers
• preserve MTU/netmask behavior and close the device when setup fails

Validation

• pytest -m unit -q — 422 passed
• tunnel suite — 17 passed
• Pylint — 10/10; Mypy — 80 files clean

The coverage run executed all 471 selected tests, then Python 3.14 remained in GC during teardown and was interrupted.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved TUN device setup using modern network configuration commands.
  • TUN devices are now properly closed when configuration fails or an invalid network mask is provided.
  • Configuration errors are reported consistently as tunnel errors, improving reliability and error handling during tunnel startup.
  • Updated network setup behavior helps prevent partially configured TUN devices when setup cannot be completed successfully.

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Walkthrough

Tunnel setup now uses iproute2 commands instead of legacy ifconfig and TapDevice configuration calls. It validates the netmask, closes the device on failure, and raises TunnelError.

Changes

TUN iproute2 configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure TUN with iproute2 meshtastic/tunnel.py	Tunnel creates a 200-MTU TUN device, derives the IPv4 prefix from the netmask, and runs ip link and ip address commands. Configuration failures close the device and raise TunnelError.
Validate configuration and cleanup meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py	Tests verify the iproute2 commands, confirm legacy methods are unused, and check cleanup for command and invalid-netmask failures.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 71953

The TUN configuration change is covered by focused tests for command execution, netmask handling, and device cleanup, with no current merge-blocking risk identified.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: replacing tunnel ifconfig calls with iproute2 commands.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #467 requires replacing obsolete Linux ifconfig usage in the tunnel implementation. meshtastic/tunnel.py now creates the TUN device with mtu=200 and configures it with `ip link set ... mtu…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The reviewed changes are limited to TUN device configuration and related unit tests in meshtastic/tunnel.py and meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py. The changes directly support issue #467 and its req…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 2 files.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)

meshtastic/tunnel.py (1)

143-143: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Annotate tun.

_configure_tun_device adds tun without a type hint. Add a concrete TapDevice type, or a project protocol for the required device interface.

As per coding guidelines, "**/*.py: ... Use type hints for all new function parameters and return values."

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In `@meshtastic/tunnel.py` at line 143, Update the _configure_tun_device function
signature to add a concrete TapDevice type annotation for tun, or use the
project’s existing protocol representing the required device interface; preserve
the existing address, netmask, mtu, and return annotations.

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meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py (1)

72-72: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use snake_case test function names.

• meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py#L72-L72: rename to test_tunnel_configures_device_with_iproute2.
• meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py#L107-L107: rename to test_tunnel_closes_device_when_iproute2_configuration_fails.
• meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py#L130-L130: rename to test_tunnel_closes_device_when_netmask_is_invalid.

As per coding guidelines, "**/*.py: Follow PEP 8 style conventions in Python files."

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In `@meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py` at line 72, Rename the three test functions
in meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py to snake_case: lines 72-72 to
test_tunnel_configures_device_with_iproute2, lines 107-107 to
test_tunnel_closes_device_when_iproute2_configuration_fails, and lines 130-130
to test_tunnel_closes_device_when_netmask_is_invalid.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py`:
- Line 72: Rename the three test functions in meshtastic/tests/test_tunnel.py to
snake_case: lines 72-72 to test_tunnel_configures_device_with_iproute2, lines
107-107 to test_tunnel_closes_device_when_iproute2_configuration_fails, and
lines 130-130 to test_tunnel_closes_device_when_netmask_is_invalid.

In `@meshtastic/tunnel.py`:
- Line 143: Update the _configure_tun_device function signature to add a
concrete TapDevice type annotation for tun, or use the project’s existing
protocol representing the required device interface; preserve the existing
address, netmask, mtu, and return annotations.

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