Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:33:58 -0500 From: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com> To: Joe Greco <jgreco@ns.sol.net> Cc: barney@databus.com (Barney Wolff), freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 127/8 continued Message-ID: <20010928223358.11AE43E2A@CRWdog.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Message from Joe Greco <jgreco@ns.sol.net> of "Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:22:49 CDT." <200109281622.LAA88126@aurora.sol.net>
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> > Joe, does this work on an Ethernet used as a point-to-point, with > > a crossover cable? That would actually be quite useful, but I'd > > be pleasantly surprised if it works now. > > No, since the OS does not see it as a point-to-point link, even if there > are just the two nodes on it. > > I do not think there's any technical reason it couldn't be done though, if > someone wanted to write a point-to-point mod for the ethernet drivers. ObDataPoint: Solaris lets you set the POINTTOPOINT flag on ethernet links via ifconfig. I've found it quite useful for dedicated backup links, or alternative NAS device->App server data paths. It's no substitute for GigabitEthernet, however.. Cheers, AS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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