From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 30 22:53:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FC35106566C for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:53:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f171.google.com (mail-yx0-f171.google.com [209.85.210.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E70B38FC0C for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:53:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe1 with SMTP id 1so3251116yxe.3 for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=qZf+NazVOse86RHngmf78vzzVRzmRMvEtSjMgSjDkA4=; b=l/XScv+wHQHNYtbbFr+kNEOEGAbmq2fUCJNMQ8kiRtMdgZqIdk4hnK1Aa1knt9IiFK NZcXMD9hS5SytPqRuVhuRqi6i+vnU/kTCm1hPE6nOHVMXCjL4w+iMRsCPU/rjB3Beax4 fV5Jnc0E7Ld8Fp0iBaRH+V1aLcLqnQoAvjBkg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=RBB5e0AjWMAFPmvNZlODEh4o5lPoYZWeH7M66HkQSr0rlTyERy1yHFysFKq6/I8UPq Fnr14SqSo/Fl9OnjBZHy1rXm4/i0nLzDcKuPHgC8nq/iJYbjSC3apsqhPe/OmzX6rIk3 KNpfP2oWRzybT1Q957xsb4EFi9jyCp2OUtbYk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.89.41 with SMTP id m41mr4050758ybb.187.1256941452456; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4AEB834D.1050907@keff.org> References: <4AEB7AE8.5090101@keff.org> <18C758A7-1908-4D1A-BDCA-80FF7FD8BC22@mac.com> <4AEB834D.1050907@keff.org> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:12 -0700 Message-ID: From: Freddie Cash To: Sebastian Hyrwall Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hi. /31 on ethernet links X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:53:04 -0000 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 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