>> >>>> It means that every single device on a wired network is on a different >>>> subnet. Perhaps it doesn't cause any extreme harm, but it certainly makes >>>> managing and debugging the network harder, and it means that you can't >>>> have a layer two switch anymore. So the question I would ask is not "is >>>> there a problem with this," because obviously there is, but rather "is >>>> there a benefit to doing it this way." I am curious to know what you >>>> think the benefit is. >>> >>> I am not mandating that each and every device is in its own broadcast >>> domain, I am however advocating that we leave the model that has been >>> prevalent for 10-15 years at least, ie that a home gateway has a "WAN" port >>> and 4 "LAN" ports, and these 4 ports are bridged. I'm saying the typical >>> device should have 4-5 "L3" ports. You're then free to connect one of these >>> to your L2 switch if you so please. >>> >>> I would like my router-to-router links to not have a lot of hosts in them >>> if I can avoid it. >> >> +1. >> >> there are very few shared media around anymore. > > Still one to phase out: spectrum ;-) > > I would say the opposite, I see kids that have never been connected to a > wired link. What about wireless repeaters, which forward packets and do not > have a network jacket? Wireless backhaul links to ISP?
yes, at L1 but not L2, which was what I was trying to say. citing 802.11 as an example. cheers, Ole > > Teco > > >> I don't think I've ever been connected to a 10base5. >> why should the IP subnet model emulate a shared medium, when the physical >> topology is a star. >> >> wireless with security is also a star topology, with a unidirectional >> broadcast channel. >> >> cheers, >> Ole >> _______________________________________________ >> homenet mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet
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