Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:04:19 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: graeme.n.brown@bt.com Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Point-to-Point connection via Ethernet Message-ID: <200001131904.TAA00395@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from graeme.n.brown@bt.com of "Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:12:21 GMT." <71DA16F18D32D2119A1D0000F8FE9A9402B5A3AF@mbtlipnt01.btlabs.bt.co.uk>
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You need to
ifconfig xx inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xffffffff
route add -iface 172.25.28.1 10.0.0.1
> Hi !
>
> I would to ask if it is possible to link two
> routers A and B via ethernet interfaces
> but configure the link with two different addresses
> which could not possibly be part of the same IP subnet ?
>
> For example
>
> intf a 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
> intf b 172.25.28.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
>
> in sketch below.
>
> ----- ----
> | | a b | |
> | A |---------------------| B |
> | | ethernet | |
> ----- -----
>
> Intuitively I would expect this needs to be configured as a Point-To-Point
> interface. Can the Point-to-Point flag be set on an ethernet interface in
> FreeBSD ?
>
> Is the above setup feasible/valid from an IP networking point of view ?
>
> TIA
> Graeme N Brown
>
>
> Graeme N Brown
> Internet Futures
> BT Adastral Park, UK
> email: graeme.n.brown@bt.com
>
>
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