Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:59:50 +0300 From: Nimrod Mesika <nimrodm@bezeqint.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can a tcp client use bind to force which interface is to be used? Message-ID: <20000815185950.A1403@localhost.bsd.net.il> In-Reply-To: <20000814185251.11423.qmail@camelot.bitart.com>; from gerti@bitart.com on Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 01:52:50PM -0500 References: <20000814185251.11423.qmail@camelot.bitart.com>
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On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 01:52:50PM -0500, Gerd Knops wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Looking through Stevens this questions doesn't seem to be answered: > > If I use bind() for an outbound socket connection to set the source > IP-address, does this mean that the interface associated with that > IP-address is used (as opposed to the interface dictated by the routing > table for the given target IP)? > Yes you can. For an example, see the /usr/src/sbin/ping/ping.c (the -s option of ping). -- Nimrod. http://www.geocities.com/rodd_27 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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