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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">ptp can be physical or pseudo/virtual connection, it could be over optical/OTN/ethernet/serial/... but these 2 endpoints in the p2p link will see/receive only the packets(all of unicast/multicast/broadcast) originated by the other end of the p2p connection. </div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, May 7, 2021, 08:20:20 PM GMT+5:30, Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@infinera.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">On Fri, 2021-05-07 at 13:50 +0000, Senthil Kumar Nagappan wrote:<br clear="none">> Yes, there is a switch in between.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">hmm, I am not familiar with eth PtoP I/Fs but if you have a switch then the different links<br clear="none">can see each others pkgs (broadcast etc.). Not sure that is a valid use case?<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> Jocke<div class="ydp8e9690f9yqt5840795849" id="ydp8e9690f9yqtfd11468"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Friday, May 7, 2021, 06:17:28 PM GMT+5:30, Joakim Tjernlund <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:joakim.tjernlund@infinera.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">joakim.tjernlund@infinera.com</a>> wrote: <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Fri, 2021-05-07 at 04:53 +0000, Senthil Kumar Nagappan wrote:<br clear="none">> > Hi Joakim,<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > Thanks for your response.<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > Will try to elaborate point2 with sample config.<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > 1. Config at Router R1<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > lo interface<br clear="none">> > interface loopback lo has ip addr 100.100.100.125 <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > eth1<br clear="none">> > for unnumbered borrowing the lo address for eth1 and 100.100.100.126 is the peer address<br clear="none">> > ip addr add 100.100.100.125 peer 100.100.100.126 dev eth1<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > eth2<br clear="none">> > for unnumbered borrowing the lo address for eth2 and 100.100.100.126 is the peer address<br clear="none">> > ip addr add 100.100.100.125 peer 100.100.100.126 dev eth2<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Just to be clear, are those eth I/F directly connected via a cable or is there a switch in between?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Jocke<br clear="none">> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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