> I'd disagree with changing IP or ifconfig such that if someone > did "ifconfig foo0 1.2.3.4 5.6.7.8" it did not result in the > POINTTOPOINT flag being set. This behaviour has been there > for some ... years... the very first line (or two) of ifconfig syntax > on its man page covers this: > > ifconfig interface [address_family] [address [/prefix_length] > [dest_address]] [addif address [/prefix_length]]
As Jim said, POINTOPOINT is really a property of the medium. You can't magically make an Ethernet interface POINTOPOINT by specifying multiple addresses, you just end up making a big mess. It seems to me that the syntax covered above is intended to allow POINTOPOINT interfaces to be configured, not to make an interface POINTOPOINT. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
