> > 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. > > What would be the best approach? > > Should ifconfig be modified, ip, or both? ifconfig I definitely > understand, but somehow it seems a bit drastic to cut the functionality > out of ip altogether.
Cut what functionality out altogether? Support for point-to-point interfaces would remain, but it would be up to IP to determine what media fit the bill. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
