[j-nsp] significance of destination address in interface configuration

[Sean Capshaw]

Anjay,

The 'destination' option is mainly for tunnel interfaces.
It's also added flexibility to be to use two address on a link
instead of four.

Thanks
Sean

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Ajay Saini wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> Here is a small question regarding significance of destination address in
> interface configuration. The following config wont complain about anything:
> so-6/0/0 {
>
> unit 0 {
>
> family inet {
>
> address 1.1.1.1/32 {
>
> destination 1.1.1.2;
>
>                 }
>
>              }
>
>        }
>
> }
>
> But you are not allowed to specify the destination if address is not defined
> as /32 and the commit will fail with a message that 'Destination address
> only valid with full address'. Two sides of a network link should be on the
> same subnet and it seems to be confusing to define two sides of a link as
> /32. Anyway, I have no problems because I have defined /30 addresses without
> mentioning the destination. But I am just curious to know for what all
> purposes the option for defining the destination address is provided in the
> juniper nodes.
>
> TIA,
> Ajay
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