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Subject: Re: Hi. /31 on ethernet links
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Sebastian Hyrwall wrote:
> Chuck Swiger skrev:
>> inside, or using  a /32 and an explicit default route via your 
>> ethernet interface.
>>
> Unfortunetly that doesn't work. It just sets 192.1.1.2 as broadcast.
> 
> Well wrapping a /31 inside of a /30 kinda defeats the purpose :)
> 

You could still use a /32 and then add a route for the other IP via
the ethernet interface. This is effectively the same with a /31.