From owner-freebsd-stable Fri Sep 28 15:34: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from CRWdog.demon.co.uk (t1-22.realtime.net [205.238.131.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 560EA37B406 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:34:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by CRWdog.demon.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11AE43E2A; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:33:58 -0500 (CDT) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Joe Greco Cc: barney@databus.com (Barney Wolff), freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 127/8 continued In-Reply-To: Message from Joe Greco of "Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:22:49 CDT." <200109281622.LAA88126@aurora.sol.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:33:58 -0500 From: Andy Sparrow Message-Id: <20010928223358.11AE43E2A@CRWdog.demon.co.uk> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > 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