[c-nsp] IPv6 subnets for point-to-point links

[Frotzler, Florian]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Gert Doering
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 05:48:48PM +0300, Yucel Guven wrote:
> > Routers need to identify networks uniquely, e.g, if a 
> router has 50 x 
> > p2p subinterfaces, it must know into which subif the packet 
> has to be forwarded.
> > For this purpose, netmasks are inevitable.
> 
> ip/ipv6 unnumbered exists, and works fine.

True.
 
> no fundamental need for subnets on point to point (!) links.
> 
> (Of course there may be local reason why this is desireable, 
> but it's not a fundamental principle of IP routing)

Also true but if we want to continue this thread I think we should stick
to the topic, which is whether it is useful to do /127 or /126 or /xxx
on numbered p2p links. Lets not get too philosophical here ;-)


FF

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