On Tue, 31 Dec 1996 17:51:17 -0600 (CST) 
 Dave Burgess <burgess@cynjut.neonramp.com> wrote:

> Should a ppp link ever have a netmask that ISN'T 255.255.255.255?  My
> guess would be 'yes, but only if you are using an ifconfig alias for
> that port'.
 
Yes. You can have a PPP netmask of 255.255.255.252:

195.40.0.0/30 is such an example :-)

195.40.0.1 is the local end of the PPP interface,
195.40.0.2 is the remote end of the PPP interface.

Cheers,
Neil
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