/31 on 2 interfaces

Unix-Solutions - Steven steven at unix-solutions.be
Wed May 17 11:34:00 UTC 2006


I'm need a point-to-point link between 2 servers
with just a crossover cable between the servers.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "fooler" <fooler at skyinet.net>
To: "Kim Shrier" <kim at tinker.com>; "Unix-Solutions - Steven" 
<steven at unix-solutions.be>
Cc: <freebsd-net at freebsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: /31 on 2 interfaces


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kim Shrier" <kim at tinker.com>
> To: "Unix-Solutions - Steven" <steven at unix-solutions.be>
> Cc: <freebsd-net at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:20 AM
> Subject: Re: /31 on 2 interfaces
>
>
>>A /31 is not a point-to-point link.
>
> see RFC 3021
>
>> A /31 is a network with nothing but a loopback and broadcast address.
>
> not a loopback address but a network address (all zeros bit) and a 
> broadcast address (all ones bit)
>
> fooler.
>
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