On 13:49:15 Mar 31, Egbert Krook wrote: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 02:29:58AM -0400, Nick Davey wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > :peer Translates to the point to point interface's peer > > > > > > That won't work. Your fxp is not a point-to-point interface. It is a > > > broadcast interface. It has many peers, not one. > > It doesn't matter. If you look at my ifconfig output you'll see I already > tried that.
No use trying that. In the case of PPP alone, there is a concept of point to point link. There are other less common protocols with similar characteristics but for now let us focus on this one. It is like taking a bus from one point and dozing off. Once you wake up you wake up at the other point - your destination. This is not the usual case with buses that stop many times along the way. PPP is the former and Ethernet the latter. You can clearly see that the ":peer" specifier would make sense only on a point to point link and not otherwise. Hope this clarifies matters. Thanks. -Girish
