[c-nsp] using the first and last ip address of a range > /24 in a local pool

[Tassos Chatzithomaoglou]

Peter Rathlev wrote on 20/07/2010 02:02:
> On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 01:46 +0300, Tassos Chatzithomaoglou wrote:
>    
>> We're thinking of using the following as a dsl pool:
>>
>> ip local pool test-pool 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255
>>
>> which means 192.168.x.0 and 192.168.x.255 will be given as ip
>> addresses to hosts (CPEs and PCs).
>>
>> Has anyone met any issues with .0 and .255 as host addresses?
>>      
> We have used /23 and larger DHCP pools and have never had any problems
> with addresses ending in .0 and .255.
>
> I could imagine one or two retarded (personal) firewalls that would balk
> at those, but I don't think anything mainstream does.
>
> Are they for PtP links? Where on the PC would the address be used, i.e.
> what interface?
>
>    
The PPPoE client on the PC would use it. The router will use unnumbered 
loopback0 under the users' virtual-template with a completely different 
/32 address.

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Tassos