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by sirtoffski 2327 days ago
I see what you mean. Specifically in the context of VPNs I’ve always interpreted the layer in terms of the payload that’s being encapsulated - which as far as I understand is IP (L3) packets in Wireguard’s case.

Maybe due to my own ignorance I misunderstood the meaning of derefr’s comment. Apologies if I sounded rude!

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No worries, you're fine, just trying to clear up the confusion. I've heard both terms used interchangeably depending on context. _Usually_ as an administrator you care about what's in the tunnel, but _usually_ as a designer you're worried about how the tunnel itself is communicated, so, yeah, confusing :)