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SubjectRe: howto disable auto route setup?
On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 12:38:14PM +0100, Martin Mares wrote:

> You need to specify the netmask anyway. Setting an address without
> a netmask and relying on ifconfig guessing the correct netmask is
> not the right way to go.

Generally I agree, but if the POINTTOPOINT flag is set, it is safe & indeed
sensible to infer a netmask of 255.255.255.255, IMO.

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