Subject: Re: ifconfig and aliases
To: Christian E. Hopps <chopps@merit.edu>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/21/1999 12:58:52
On 20 Jul 1999, Christian E. Hopps wrote:
> Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com> writes:
>
> So we have no idea what IP gets written into a packet sent out a
> specific interface with more then 1 IP anymore?
>
> Thats whats I've been calling the primary-ip in my head at least. I
> understand the semantics of this weren't well documented; however, I
> believe it used to be a deterministic thing.
Presumably which ever IP address bound the socket. :-)
I'm not sure which one new outgoing processes will pick though. :-)
Take care,
Bill