> > Yes, I was able to reproduce this myself...it requires an unplumb > in order to get it right. > > The behaviour you're seeing, "ifconfig foo0 ip1 ip2" resulting in > a POINTTOPOINT interface is, in my experience, "normal" for > unix. (The netmask is just another IP address, in this notation.) > > However, you should be able to take it out of POINTTOPOINT mode > by specifying the netmask... >
I completely agree. The syntax was valid, it just did not accomplish quite what I was expecting :) I was a little surprised it required an unplumb to clear the POINTOPOINT flag. That said, should it be considered valid to set up a pointopoint through ifconfig? I believe Erik Nordmark suggested removing the functionality altogether, which should not be terribly difficult. Thoughts? > Darren > > _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
