Re: routing problem ???

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On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 10:42:40AM -0700, Jeff Haran wrote:
> > Only routes via an interface which has the source IP are considered, 
> > otherwise routing is as it currently exists. In addition to 
> > selecting a 
> > route using "can I get there from here" rules, I want to rejects 
> > selection of any interface without the source IP configured.
> > 
> 
> Just asking here... I assume this rejection would only kickin for the
> case where the packet was locally generated (as opposed to forwarded
> from some other interface) and the application causing the packet to be
> transmitted had explicitly bound to one of its interfaces' source IP
> addresses. For forwarded traffic the source IP would have to be ignored
> and likewise for locally generated traffic for which no specific source
> IP address had been bound. Correct?

I was wondering about that. In the cases I've dealt with, the source
isn't any IP on the box, so I was wondering if maybe it was looking at
the netmask. And this is only supposed to kick in for the default
route. Hmm...
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