Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 17:47:36 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: archie@tribe.com (Archie Cobbs) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: route -interface Message-ID: <199604130817.RAA09890@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199604122016.NAA06532@bubba.tribe.com> from "Archie Cobbs" at Apr 12, 96 01:16:52 pm
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Archie Cobbs stands accused of saying: > > > What are the semantics of the "-interface" flag to the route(8) command, > with respect to point-to-point networks? The man page states: It's not designed for PTP interfaces. Using route -interface causes the system to ARP for all destinations on that interface. It's good for talking to ethernets with gateways that proxy-arp but are prone to moving (or going down) without having to resort to running a routing daemon. > Archie L. Cobbs, archie@tribe.com * Whistle Communications Corporation -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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