Questions tagged [point-to-point]
For questions about Point-to-point network links, where the term point-to-point means a wireless data link between two fixed points or in a switching world, where all ports are a series of point-to-point circuits, via micro segmentation. The tag can also be used in relation to a point to point tunnel (PPTP) or VPN connection etc.
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point-to-point or broadcast network : concrete case
What concrete rule or layer of the OSI model should be used to decide whether a network is a point-to-point network or a broadcast network? A general definition (*) seems clear, but in practice it ...
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point-to-point at IP layer
I was reading one of 5G standards specifying signalling transport https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/138400_138499/138472/15.06.00_60/ts_138472v150600p.pdf and noticed (section 6): The IP layer of ...
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What really a point to point connection means? [duplicate]
I know that point to point connection is used to directly connect between two nodes without any intermediate. But if we take in our world the internet(WAN) , let's say I want to achieve a point to ...
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What is a child tunnel? [closed]
I only heard this term today, but it was explained to me as a point-to-point VPN (so, two routers with a VPN tunnel established between them) and a firewall configured to only allow certain hosts to ...
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IPCP removing default route when 2 available
I've been stuck on this one in my lab for a while. Any help is appreciated. Here's my CPE edge topology: https://i.sstatic.net/a1R6U.png Take the below scenario: I have 2 circuits coming in that I am ...
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pinging with iperf vs without iperf
I am running a basic point to point topology on mininet. If I do h2 ping h1, I get such rtt values: rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.028/0.067/0.129/0.022 ms But when I ping while the iperf is measuring, my ...
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P2P Connections
Hey there I am a noob in the field of networking and I have a confusion: What is the difference between point-to-point and end-to-end connection ?
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Point to point link with two Internet connections
Thank you in advance for reading this question. I have two buildings, let's say A and B, each connected to the Internet. Devices in A also need to access devices in B and vice-versa. The Internet ...
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Passive parabolic 2.4 GHz WiFi antenna to directional antenna repeater
Please excuse my lack of proficiency in this subject. I am just begining my understanding of antennas, bridges, repeaters and the like. I have a somewhat standard situation of two buildings ...
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IPSec point to point Cisco 2800 to Palo Alto firewall
Is there a way to use a cisco 2800 router to create a point-point tunnel to a Palo alto 3020 firewall with support for 6 vlan's on the cisco side. I want to create a tunnel from a new office to my HQ ...
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Issue with Connectivity Over Next Hop Gateway (ASA) to Point to Point
I'm having an issue routing traffic from a backup gateway on a different ISP, to our main gateway, which uses a point to point connection to a data center, with the majority of our infrastructure. ...
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Is it worth the effort to split up in layer 3 with point to point links? [closed]
I have this technical question. With my family we have a little business. I got to provide internet access to three places, separated a few hundred meters each other. I need to allow to watch the ...
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What is the practical use of a /31 CIDR or 255.255.255.254?
With a /31 subnet, we are left with zero usable hosts. The /31 subnet only has two hosts - one for network and another for broadcast. I am wondering why would someone ever use this subnet.
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Is Ethernet a broadcast or point-to-point protocol?
Theoretically speaking, as far as I know Ethernet was developed to be used as a broadcasting protocol and technology. I guess nowadays it is not being used this way. Since ALL the examples I see refer ...
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Does a dial-up modem support multiple users?
Since I have never worked with a dial-up modem, I was wondering if it created an internet connection for only one user, a point-to-point connection, or if it also supported multiple users.
