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    only that it supports IP It might be worth mentioning that though, in some cases, like L3 VPN (point to point link, basically), "gateway" in the context of a route is not really a thing, because there's just "the other end" (although the link could still "branch off" in some sense, like client-to-client + iroute in OpenVPN).
    – Tom Yan
    Commented Jun 9 at 23:29
  • A virtual link is just one of the examples for not having to care what is beyond a gateway.
    – Zac67
    Commented Jun 10 at 6:46
  • @TomYan: That's true, but I think that's getting far too much into the technical weeds for OP's question at this time. Commented Jun 10 at 8:51