>> as you say, the loopback discussion is a 'red herring.'
>> 
>> the subject is really simple.  on p2p inter-router links many of us use
>> /31s and /127s.  they work well and meet our operational needs.  there
>> are some documents which muddy the use of /127s.  we want it made very
>> clear that /127s on inter-router p2p links are supported.
> 
> Also, the distinction between "on-link model" and "off-link model" is
> unlikely to be understood by practitioners, IMHO. As seen from the 
> viewpoint of a router jockey - if I have a /127 and the two routers 
> on this link are using the only two available addresses in the /127,
> it is obvious to me that the router at the other end of the link is
> indeed on a directly connected link.

+1. and I would also expect address resolution to work on this link.
(I don't quite understand how the off-link model would apply in this case. on a 
router to router link, neither end would do router discovery and there wouldn't 
be any default router to send a packet to.)

cheers,
Ole
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