/30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address

[mcury]

@admin_axx 240 is the network, 241 and 242 are usable IPs, 243 is broadcast.
network and broadcast can't be used.

[admin_axx]

@mcury
And where do/can I set the network?

For the IPSec tunnel a need a Local Subnet 240/30 = network.

[johnpoz]

@admin_axx set your address to .241 vs .240, .240 is the wire/network if you set an address of .241/30 you are on the .240/30 network.

[JKnott]

@mcury

Actually, for a point to point link, even a /31 should be valid.

[mcury]

@JKnott said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

Actually, for a point to point link, even a /31 should be valid.

I think only TNSR works with /31, please correct me if I'm wrong about this.
If not, we could ask for a feature request, it will save some IPs for p2p links.

[Bob.Dig]

@mcury said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

I think only TNSR works with /31, please correct me if I'm wrong about this.

pfSense does work too, at least with WireGuard. But no one else does, so I wouldn't do it.

[johnpoz]

@mcury said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

it will save some IPs for p2p links.

why would it matter if your just using rfc1918?

[mcury]

@johnpoz said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

why would it matter if your just using rfc1918?

Easier to organize..
I have a lot of ipsec tunnels in a hub and spoke that would be easier to manage, but yes, I don't think it's really necessary, or worth the open of a FR.

[johnpoz]

@mcury assign a /24 for your tunnels and that gives you 64 /30s, or use a /23 ;) that is a lot of tunnels hehehe

[mcury]

@johnpoz said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

assign a /24 for your tunnels and that gives you 64 /30s, or use a /23 ;)

you are right :) absolutely not necessary..

[JKnott]

@mcury said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

I think only TNSR works with /31

I don't know about pfSense, but it certainly works with Linux & Cisco. IIRC, Windows still chokes on it though. On point to point links you don't need a broadcast or network address. In fact, you can get by with as little and the interface of the link.

[JKnott]

@Bob-Dig said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

But no one else does

Linux & Cisco do.

[johnpoz]

@JKnott /31 can make sense if you have limited amount of public IPs - but seems pretty pointless to worry about it if your using rfc1918 for them..

Who cares if you loose 2 IPs when you create a /30 when its rfc1918..

[Bob.Dig]

@JKnott said in /30 network - This IPv4 address is the network address:

Linux & Cisco do.

I had no luck with that on Debian but maybe I did something wrong. And I did not try elsewhere so you are most probably right.