Re: Multiple IP's (IP Aliasing)

[Fernando Gont <fernando () gont com ar>]

At 19:03 19/08/2003 -0300, Arturo \"Buanzo\" Busleiman wrote:

> > The source IP address is chosen by IP according to the outgoing interface
> > that will be used to send the packet...
> .if none is specified, and after the route is selected.

Of course.


> BUT you can
> CHOOSE thru which interface you want to go out by specifying a source IP
> Address.

The outgoing interface will be chosen according to the routing table, *not* 
according the source IP address.


> > However, why do you want to use the aliases? Just because you have them
> > doesn't mean that you *must* *use* them.
> It's a point, but surely the original poster has a reason. This is a
> security-basics lists, I'm SURE he has one.

So what's the reason, Vineet?


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Fernando Gont
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