netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH] net: RFC3069, private VLAN proxy arp support

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Message-ID: <4B44DD9F.4020807@computer.org>
Date:	Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:59:43 +0100
From:	Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers@...puter.org>
To:	Mark Smith <lk-netdev@...netdev.nosense.org>
CC:	hawk@...x.dk, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH] net: RFC3069, private VLAN proxy arp support

Mark Smith wrote:
> I can see value in that - you're forcing all traffic through the
> upstream router for policy enforcement purposes, without having to have
> point-to-point (simulated or otherwise) links between customers and the
> router, and avoiding IP address waste by not using /30s. You're pretty
> much making the ethernet a Non-broadcast Multi-Access link.

Similar to what DSLAMs do...

Jan
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