IP address with a 255.255.255.255 netmask

wKkaY · Feb 10, 2006, 5:21 PM

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dhcp give out ip address with a 255.255.255.255 netmask

this done by one of the isp i use. it give us local ip (10.xxx.xxx.xxx) with 255.255.255.255 netmask

perfect security to give wlan user this ip/netmask. this way, each connected client cannot see each other. the only connection they have is to the internet, through pfSense

dont need to setup complex rules or vlan anymore

With this configuration, Windows assigns a static route to the default gateway through the relevant interface. Linux doesn't though, so there exists the problem of the gateway being unreachable (i.e. non-local).

Did I get something wrong? Does this sort of setup work well with a Linux client?