Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:12 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Sebastian Hyrwall <sh@keff.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hi. /31 on ethernet links Message-ID: <b269bc570910301524p23671b81if3cde889ce49b3db@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4AEB834D.1050907@keff.org> References: <4AEB7AE8.5090101@keff.org> <18C758A7-1908-4D1A-BDCA-80FF7FD8BC22@mac.com> <4AEB834D.1050907@keff.org>
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Reading the man page for ifconfig will show the "ptp" option for ifconfig, that configures the interface as a point-to-point interface.. :) On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Sebastian Hyrwall <sh@keff.org> wrote: > Chuck Swiger skrev: > >> On Oct 30, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Sebastian Hyrwall wrote: >> >>> Is there any way to use /31's on ordinary ethernet links in 7.2? >>> "ifconfig addr dest-addr" does not work either. It keeps setting the last ip >>> as broadcast. >>> >> >> A /31 subnet is only defined for point-to-point network links, per: >> >> http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3021.txt >> >> Ordinary ethernet links have BROADCAST flag set instead of POINTOPOINT. >> >> Regards, >> > Well how do I set the POINTOPOINT flag and remove the BROADCAST-flag on > ethernet links? Or are you implying that it does not belong on ethernet > links :) > Cause Cisco and Linux support /31 (ptp's) on ordinary ethernet links. > > Sincerely, > > Sebastian H > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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