SonicOS 7 System
- SonicOS 7
- Interfaces
- About Interfaces
- Interface Settings IPv4
- Adding Virtual Interfaces
- Configuring Routed Mode
- Enabling Bandwidth Management on an Interface
- Configuring Interfaces in Transparent IP Mode (Splice L3 Subnet)
- Configuring Wireless Interfaces
- Configuring WAN Interfaces
- Configuring Tunnel Interfaces
- Configuring VPN Tunnel Interfaces
- Configuring Link Aggregation and Port Redundancy
- Configuring One Arm Mode
- Configuring an IPS Sniffer Mode Appliance
- Configuring Security Services (Unified Threat Management)
- Configuring Wire and Tap Mode
- Layer 2 Bridged Mode
- Key Features of SonicOS Layer 2 Bridged Mode
- Key Concepts to Configuring L2 Bridged Mode and Transparent Mode
- Comparing L2 Bridged Mode to Transparent Mode
- Comparison of L2 Bridged Mode to Transparent Mode
- Benefits of Transparent Mode over L2 Bridged Mode
- ARP in Transparent Mode
- VLAN Support in Transparent Mode
- Multiple Subnets in Transparent Mode
- Non-IPv4 Traffic in Transparent Mode
- ARP in L2 Bridged Mode
- VLAN Support in L2 Bridged Mode
- L2 Bridge IP Packet Path
- Multiple Subnets in L2 Bridged Mode
- Non-IPv4 Traffic in L2 Bridged Mode
- L2 Bridge Path Determination
- L2 Bridge Interface Zone Selection
- Sample Topologies
- Configuring Network Interfaces and Activating L2B Mode
- Configuring Layer 2 Bridged Mode
- Asymmetric Routing
- Configuring Interfaces for IPv6
- 31-Bit Network Settings
- PPPoE Unnumbered Interface Support
- Failover & LB
- Neighbor Discovery
- ARP
- MAC IP Anti-Spoof
- Web Proxy
- PortShield Groups
- Static and Transparent Mode
- SonicOS Support of X-Series Switches
- About the X-Series Solution
- Performance Requirements
- Key Features Supported with X-Series Switches
- PortShield Functionality and X-Series Switches
- PoE/PoE+ and SFP/SFP+ Support
- X-Series Solution and SonicPoints
- Managing Extended Switches using GMS
- Extended Switch Global Parameters
- About Links
- Logging and Syslog Support
- Supported Topologies
- Port Graphics
- Port Configuration
- External Switch Configuration
- External Switch Diagnostics
- Configuring PortShield Groups
- VLAN Translation
- IP Helper
- Dynamic Routing
- DHCP Server
- Configuring a DHCP Server
- Configuring Advanced Options
- Configuring DHCP Option Objects
- Configuring DHCP Option Groups
- Configuring a Trusted DHCP Relay Agent Address Group (IPv4 Only)
- Enabling Trusted DHCP Relay Agents
- Configuring IPv4 DHCP Servers for Dynamic Ranges
- Configuring IPv6 DHCP Servers for Dynamic Ranges
- Configuring IPv4 DHCP Static Ranges
- Configuring IPv6 DHCP Static Ranges
- Configuring DHCP Generic Options for DHCP Lease Scopes
- DHCP and IPv6
- Multicast
- Network Monitor
- AWS Configuration
- SonicWall Support
31-Bit Network Settings
SonicOS includes support for RFC 3021 that defines the use of a 31-bit subnet mask. This mask allows only two host addresses in the subnet, with no network or gateway addresses and no broadcast address. Such a configuration can be used within a larger network to connect two hosts with a point-to-point link. The savings in address space as a result of this change is recognizable as each point-to-point link in a large network would consume only two addresses instead of four.
In this context, the point-to-point link is not equivalent to PPP (point to point protocol). A point-to-point link using a 31-bit mask can use or not use the PPP protocol. 31-bit prefixed IPv4 addresses on a point-to-point link can also be used in the Ethernet network.
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