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setting up ethernet connection as point-to-point

setting up ethernet connection as point-to-point

Post by dune.. » Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:27:38



I have two knoppix boxes connected via a crossover cable and I want to
set up the ethernet link as point-to-point. I understand that limiting
the netmask to 255.255.255.255 and setting up the remote host in the
routing table effectively achieves this but I am not sure why I can't
get ifconfig to recognize the ethernet device as point-to-point.

Assume I run...

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 pointopoint 192.168.1.2 netmask
255.255.255.255 up

ifconfig eth0 will show that it is UP and in BROADCAST mode.

This is for testing purposes that I want the ethernet devices to act as
point-to-point devices.

Thanks for any help explaining what's happening here.

Richard

 
 
 
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setting up ethernet connection as point-to-point

Post by non » Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:17:30



> I have two knoppix boxes connected via a crossover cable and I want to
> set up the ethernet link as point-to-point. I understand that limiting
> the netmask to 255.255.255.255 and setting up the remote host in the
> routing table effectively achieves this but I am not sure why I can't
> get ifconfig to recognize the ethernet device as point-to-point.

> Assume I run...

> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 pointopoint 192.168.1.2 netmask
> 255.255.255.255 up

> ifconfig eth0 will show that it is UP and in BROADCAST mode.

> This is for testing purposes that I want the ethernet devices to act as
> point-to-point devices.

> Thanks for any help explaining what's happening here.

> Richard

box1: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

box2: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.11 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

 
 
 
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