ospf ptp link sending unicast packets instead of multicast; peer address config not required

[Joakim Tjernlund]

On Fri, 2021-05-07 at 04:53 +0000, Senthil Kumar Nagappan wrote:
> Hi Joakim,
> 
> Thanks for your response.
> 
> Will try to elaborate point2 with sample config.
> 
> 1. Config at Router R1
> 
> lo interface
> interface loopback lo has ip addr 100.100.100.125 
> 
> eth1
> for unnumbered borrowing the lo address for eth1 and 100.100.100.126 is the peer address
> ip addr add 100.100.100.125 peer 100.100.100.126 dev eth1
> 
> eth2
> for unnumbered borrowing the lo address for eth2 and 100.100.100.126 is the peer address
> ip addr add 100.100.100.125 peer 100.100.100.126 dev eth2

Just to be clear, are those eth I/F directly connected via a cable or is there a switch in between?

 Jocke