Steven Stallion wrote: >>"Point-to-Point" links don't have netmasks, don't run L2 address >>resolution issues (e.g., ARP), and don't have broadcast addresses. >>All that they have is a peer IP address. (And, really, that might be >>optional in some implementations.) >> >> > >Something to point out is that you can in fact change the netmask on a >POINTOPOINT link using ifconfig (whether or not it is meaningful to do so >is a different issue). > >Using the original example of accidently setting POINTOPOINT on dnet0: > ># ifconfig dnet0 plumb ># ifconfig dnet0 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 ># ifconfig dnet0 >dnet0: flags=200000850<POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST,CoS> mtu 1500 > inet 10.0.0.1 --> 255.255.255.0 netmask ff000000 > ether 0:c0:ca:13:a4:9e > ># ifconfig dnet0 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ># ifconfig dnet0 >dnet0: flags=200000850<POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST,CoS> mtu 1500 > inet 10.0.0.1 --> 255.255.255.0 netmask ffffff00 > ether 0:c0:ca:13:a4:9e > >Not that it really means anything, but ifconfig blithely took the original >default netmask of ff000000 and updated it to ffffff00 while keeping the >POINTOPOINT flag. > >
Oh my... well, have you been busy filling in bug reports on opensolaris.org? Darren _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
