From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 12 11:41:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFB4716A4CE for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:41:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.numachi.com (meisai.numachi.com [198.175.254.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CCA4343D31 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:41:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from reichert@numachi.com) Received: (qmail 74441 invoked from network); 12 Feb 2004 19:40:42 -0000 Received: from natto.numachi.com (198.175.254.216) by meisai.numachi.com with SMTP; 12 Feb 2004 19:40:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 50662 invoked by uid 1001); 12 Feb 2004 19:40:42 -0000 Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:40:42 -0500 From: Brian Reichert To: Julian Elischer Message-ID: <20040212194042.GZ2429@numachi.com> References: <20040212193059.GX2429@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question: source address on interface w/ aliases? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:41:25 -0000 On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 11:35:06AM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote: > > My expectation was that the primary IP address would be used. > > > The primary IP address on the interface referred to in the routing table > entry that is chosen for the first packet.. > (last time I looked) Such was my expectation. But: is this a BSD-specific implementation? If I catch a kernel doing otherwise, can I say 'Aha! That's a bug based on documented standards' ? -- Brian Reichert 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA BSD admin/developer at large