>From my experience it is better to have unnumbered
pointing to loopback as a backup or load balancing
interface since it will be better for us to
troubleshoot then
Jason
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> Of course, you can always use a loopback address as
> the 'unnumbered' address,
> which gets around the problems of the ethernet
> availability.
> Obviously the loopback interface uses an address
> itself, but depending on
> whether you're using a loopback interface anyway,
> and how many unnumbered
> interfaces refer to it, unnumbered with a loopback
> can still save IP addresses.
>
> JMcL
>
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Jenny
> Mcleod/NSO/CSDA on 17/10/2000 11:23 am
> ---------------------------
>
>
> "Brian W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 17/10/2000
> 09:31:40 am
>
> Please respond to "Brian W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> To: Gunjan Mathur at 9netave
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bcc: JENNY
> MCLEOD/NSO/CSDA)
> Subject: Re: IP Unnumbered.
>
>
>
> There is one huge disadvantage. If the ether
> segment goes down in an ip
> unnumbered setup, then even if everything is
> physically ok on the serial
> link associated, that serial link will become
> unusable. From a monitoring
> perspective, unnumbered is a bad idea. I suspect
> some people use it to
> save ip space.
>
> Brian
>
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Gunjan Mathur at 9netave wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can somebody tell me Advantages & disadvantages of
> <IP unnumbered> system.
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Gm.
> >
> >
>
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