Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:04:19 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: graeme.n.brown@bt.com Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Point-to-Point connection via Ethernet Message-ID: <200001131904.TAA00395@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from graeme.n.brown@bt.com of "Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:12:21 GMT." <71DA16F18D32D2119A1D0000F8FE9A9402B5A3AF@mbtlipnt01.btlabs.bt.co.uk>
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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 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org> <brian@OpenBSD.org> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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