IP4 Space
Jared Mauch
jared at puck.nether.net
Thu Mar 4 19:03:12 UTC 2010
On Mar 4, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Thomas Magill wrote:
> 1. Why don't providers use /31 addresses for P2P links? This
> works fine per rfc 3021 but nobody seems to believe it or use it. Are
> there any major manufacturers out there that do not support it?
Some vendors inconsistently support these on ethernet-framed interfaces and randomly break their code [again].
The one I am aware of is located on Tasman, and YMMV varies depending on what line of business synced code from whom and when.
Nothing like upgrading a minor patch revision of software and losing your infrastructure link....
- Jared
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