/31 mask address

Fri May 3 20:47:45 UTC 2002

Do you really need broadcasts on your p2p links ? I do not..
André

----- Original Message -----
From: "Manolo Hernandez" <mhernand at ustdata.com>
To: "Andre Chapuis" <chapuis at ip-plus.net>
Cc: <nanog at 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
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Simon Lockhart" <simonl at rd.bbc.co.uk>
>To: "Toan Do" <toando9 at aol.com>
>Cc: <nanog at merit.edu>
>Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:26 PM
>Subject: Re: /31 mask address
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>On Fri May 03, 2002 at 04:24:16PM -0400, Toan Do wrote:
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>>Has anyone used /31 mask addresses on their network?
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>Yes, works fine (on an all Cisco network).
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>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.
>
>Simon
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