What is your reason for having multiple IP addresses on one NIC card?

Bill


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>From:  Harald Schneider[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent:  Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:13 PM
>To:    [email protected]
>Subject:       [xmail] AW: Re: AW: Bind sending IP ?
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>I see .. thanks for clarification!
>
>--Harald
>
>> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von S=F6nke Ruempler
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. April 2005 22:59
>> An: [email protected]
>> Betreff: [xmail] Re: AW: Bind sending IP ?
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>> Hi Harald,
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>> On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:17 PM [GMT+1=3DCET],
>> Harald Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> > I wonder if binding to an outgoing IP can be forced on application =
>=3D
>> > level.
>> > There is an option for sendmail which seems to do exactly this:
>> >
>> > ---------
>> > ClientPortOptions
>> >
>> > This option is similar to the DaemonPortOptions but is=20
>> meant only for
>> > __outgoing__ connections.
>> >
>> > The steps to set this option are same as those for the
>> > DaemonPortOptions except that the option name ClientPortOptions
>> > should be specified =3D instead of
>> > DaemonPortOptions.
>>         ^^^^
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>> It's the outgoing Ports, _NOT_ the IP!
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>> I know that on linux the systems handles this with it's=20
>> routing table. An=20
>> application cannot bind to an outgoing IP!
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>> Don't believe route command - just do a:
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>> # ip route
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>> and additionally a:
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>> # ip addr
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>> and you can see exactly what is going on - here example of my=20
>> local nets:
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>> # ip route
>> 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth2  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.1
>> 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth1  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.0.1
>>                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>> From manpage:
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>>        src ADDRESS
>>               the source address to prefer when sending to=20
>> the destinations=20
>> covered by the route prefix.
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