On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, M.F. PSIkappa wrote: > On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Arthur van Leeuwen wrote: > > > On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, M.F. PSIkappa wrote: > > > > > > > it's posibility to make something similar to Cisco unnumber on Linux ? > > > E. g. > > > interface Serial0 > > > ip unnumbered Ethernet0 > > > I don't want to assign to interface private IP. > > > > If I understand the ip unnumbered command correctly it allows you to share a > > single IP address on multiple interfaces. This is trivial on Linux: just add > > the same IP address to each of the interfaces with ip addr add > > > > The routing effects I cannot correctly comment on, as I'm not sufficiently > > versed in IOS to fully grasp the effects of ip unnumbered > > No, it's incorrect, unnumberd allow you to connect 2 router without IP > adresses. > > 192.168.0.1/24 [cisco]unnumbered-----unnumberd[cisco] 192.168.2.1/24 > > It's special case of point-to-point connection. In linux if I make > point-to-point connection I have to assign any IP on both endpoint of > connection. What is the difference with 192.168.0.1/24 [linux] 192.168.0.1 ------- 192.168.2.1 [linux] 192.168.2.1/24 if I may be so bold to ask? Yes, the routing effects may be different, and I mentioned that might be a problem, but the unnumbered thing looks like a cisco-specific hack... Doei, Arthur. -- /\ / | arthurvl@xxxxxxxxxx | Work like you don't need the money /__\ / | A friend is someone with whom | Love like you have never been hurt / \/__ | you can dare to be yourself | Dance like there's nobody watching
