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Using Point-to-Point OSPF and example configurations

March 12, 2026July 21, 2025 by j2sw
Interconnection

In this post, I will break down what OSPF point-to-point mode is, when to use it, and why it might be your best option.

Categories Network Operations Tags Arista, Cisco, juniper, mikrotik, OSPF, point-to-point, routing

IPV6 Point-to-point addressing

March 15, 2026January 20, 2020 by j2sw

Over the years I have seen providers use a wide variety of subnets across a point-to-point link.  Anything from a /64, to /122,124, and the 127

Categories Internet Architecture Tags addressing, backhaul, ipv6, point-to-point

IPV6 Planning and Implementation resources for the Internet Service Provider (ISP)

March 16, 2026April 29, 2019 by j2sw

This post is designed to give you a lot of information on implementing IPV6 into your network.  Much of this has been aimed at the service provider market.

Categories Internet Architecture, Network Operations Tags arin, guide, ipv6, planning, point-to-point, rir 1 Comment

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