Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:48:10 +0100 From: Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> To: Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@teledomenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using loopback address as primary address Message-ID: <20060724134810.GA4511@uk.tiscali.com> In-Reply-To: <200607241238.57205.nvass@teledomenet.gr> References: <200607241238.57205.nvass@teledomenet.gr>
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On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 12:38:56PM +0300, Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: > Can I somehow use lo1 address > for connections initiated from Host_2? Options I know of: (1) the application which originates the connection can explicitly bind to the lo1 address (see for example telnet -s and ping -S options) (2) the application can run in a jail(8) whose IP address is lo1, in which case a 'bind to any' will bind to this address only (3) use source NAT with pf etc
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