Karen, See BugID CSCdk17555 at http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/bugs/bugs.html
Support for the /31 is now available in 12.0S and ST, 12.2T, and 12.1E Trains David C Prall [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dcp.dcptech.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Young" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:03 PM Subject: Re: IP addressing Subnetting [7:24712] > Currently you can't use /31 networks. However, there is an RFC that > proposes changes that would allow their use on point-to-point links only. > > RFC 3021 Using 31-Bit Prefixes on IPv4 Point-to-Point Links. A. Retana, > R. White, V. Fuller, D. McPherson. December 2000. (Format: TXT=19771 > bytes) (Status: PROPOSED STANDARD) > > Just an FYI, > Karen > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message Good...... but you can't have a subnet > with 31 bits.... that would leave > 2 > > "hosts" and the network address and the broadcast would use them up, so > you > > end up with 0 hosts per subnet. For point-to-point serial links, you'd > > usually use a /30 (255.255.255.252) which gives you 4 addresses per > subnet > > (1 network, 1 broadcast, and two hosts) > > > Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24827&t=24712 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
