Do you really need broadcasts on your p2p links ? I do not.. André ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manolo Hernandez" <mhernand@ustdata.com> To: "Andre Chapuis" <chapuis@ip-plus.net> Cc: <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:46 PM Subject: Re: /31 mask address Andre Chapuis wrote: For what purpose can this be used? Can a point to point link function with this subnet mask? It would be ok if the requirement for a network and broadcast IP were removed. Regards, Mannu
Hi Simon, What IOS are you using /31s with ? André
----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Lockhart" <simonl@rd.bbc.co.uk> To: "Toan Do" <toando9@aol.com> Cc: <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:26 PM Subject: Re: /31 mask address
On Fri May 03, 2002 at 04:24:16PM -0400, Toan Do wrote:
Has anyone used /31 mask addresses on their network?
Yes, works fine (on an all Cisco network).
We're starting to use /31's on internal links. Links to third parties are still /30's, as most other people are still wary.
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