<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IP address with a 255.255.255.255 netmask]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Quote from <a href="http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=RequestedFeatures" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">the Wiki</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">dhcp give out ip address with a 255.255.255.255 netmask</p>
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<li>this done by one of the isp i use. it give us local ip (10.xxx.xxx.xxx) with 255.255.255.255 netmask</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>dont need to setup complex rules or vlan anymore</li>
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<p dir="auto">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).</p>
<p dir="auto">Did I get something wrong? Does this sort of setup work well with a Linux client?</p>
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