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Subject: Re: Point-to-Point connection via Ethernet 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
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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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