>The physical address of one machine for instance is
>kechara.rc.vix.com, with an ifalias of kechara.flame.org.  I really
>want all outgoing connections (unless bound to a specific port) to
>originate from the alias, not the real interface address.

then...ifconfig the flame.org address first as the real address and
then add the vix.com address as the alias.

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