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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:14:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Dan Hollis <goemon@anime.net>
To: Remco Post <r.post@sara.nl>
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Subject: Re: unnumbered interfaces? 
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On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Remco Post wrote:
> Having said this, unnumbered interfaces are quite rare in ip networks, most
> backbones use ip addresses on all of the interfaces of their routers. (do a
> traceroute to anywhere, you'll find very few hops that show no ip address).

unnumbered interfaces are more common than you think -- most dialup ppp
servers use them. iirc the linux pppd supports them too.

-Dan
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[-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-]

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