Agree, you don't use as many address with LB's as p-to-p networks but
the primary point I was trying to make before I rambled is that there is
really no good reason IMHO to ip unnumbered.
Dave
"Michael L. Williams" wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> I agree totally with your statement, however, I don't understand why you
say
> that if you use ip unnumbered pointing to a LoopBack interface that
> nullifies the point of using unnumbered (to save IPs). You can still use a
> single IP address on a LoopBack not waste more by putting separate IPs on
> each p-t-p link......
>
> Mike W.
>
> "MADMAN" wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Brett gives a good example that will work just fine but I would not
> > recommend using IP unnumbered. With RFC 1918 you have more IP addesses
> > than your going to need so no problems with using registered addresses
> > on p-to-p links. troubleshooting also becomes trickier but if you
> > insist on using them then use a loopback interface, but then a primary
> > argument is shot, burning IP addreses.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Brett Hairbottle wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Instead of using a "numbered link" you can use ip unnumbered to connect
> > > sites.
> > > Example:
> > >
> > > Router A:
> > > interface fastethernet 0
> > > ip address 10.100.2.1 255.255.255.0
> > > interface serial 0
> > > ip unnumbered fasthethernet 0
> > >
> > > Router B:
> > > interface fastethernet 0
> > > ip address 10.100.31 255.255.255.0
> > > interface serial 0
> > > ip unnumbered fasthethernet 0
> > >
> > > now instead of assigning a ip address to each serial port you can use
> the
> > ip
> > > unnumbered command
> > >
> > > Brett Hairbottle
> > > Network Administrator
> > > CCNA
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "sami natour"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 10:33 PM
> > > Subject: IP unnumbered [7:18250]
> > >
> > > > Hello everybody,
> > > > I know how to cinfigure IP unumbered but I do not know
> > > > any practical scenario that I make use of this
> > > > feature.Any body has specific scanrios where I can
> > > > use ip unnumbered .
> > > >
> > > > Regards ,
> > > > sami
> > > >
> > > >
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