Steven Stallion writes:
> > "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).

Another amusing buglet.  That one's likely not nearly so important, as
the stack doesn't do anything useful with a netmask on a real
point-to-point interface.

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