Re: Multiple source IP addresses & port assignment

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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:38:49 +0200 (CEST)
Henrik Nordstrom <hno@marasystems.com> wrote:

> From reading the kernel source it seems the local port assignment function 
> has much to ask, only assigning a source port unless that source port is 
> not used by any connection on the system irregardless of the source IP. Is 
> this really true?

Yes, currently it is.

> If so then any applications rapidly creating new 
> connections is basically forced to do manual address:port assignments.

That's correct.
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