It will use the IP address that is set to the default (the one that is in the TCP/IP Properties window the other) the other 3 in the advanced page will not be used.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ajay Tikoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:34 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] IP ADDRESS USED BY SMTP? > Thanks Rod but I have multiple IP addresses from the same block assigned > to the Imail server, so as far as routing is concerned, they are all > same. Say I have these IP addresses assigned to the server: > 64.65.66.01 > 64.65.66.02 > 64.65.66.03 > 64.65.66.04 > > And my default Gateway is 64.65.66.100. > Now in this scenerio, if I am sending a mail to you (say your SMTP > server's IP is 12.34.56.78), which IP address will the smtp32 process > use to connect? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rod Dorman > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] IP ADDRESS USED BY SMTP? > > > Ajay Tikoo wrote: > > The Imail listens on all the IP addresses assigned to the machine. > > Which means SMTPD will listen on all assigned IP addresses. But when > > there is an outgoing mail, which IP address does the SMTP32 process > > use to connect to the remote SMTP server? > > That's purely a routing issue. Open up a command shell and type 'route > print' to see your routing table. > > If you don't know how to interpret the table, try > 'tracert <remote SMTP server>' to see what direction it goes. > > Note that depending on your network environment the interface the > packets go out on could vary depending on the remote SMTP server. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too > Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." - Ambassador Kosh > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
