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Date:      Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:51:15 -0800 (PST)
From:      Dru Nelson <dnelson@redwoodsoft.com>
To:        Luis =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mu=F1oz?= <lem@cantv.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Source address
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.981219164930.1874A-100000@pacman.redwoodsoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19981219144907.007a7120@pop.cantv.net>

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Not unless there is an ip address for the box. What this guy 
is trying to get is the same functionality of IOS. That is,
if there is an ip address for the box, and not a particular
interface, then you can reach that box with that IP address.
You don't have to know the ip address of any particular interface
to reach the box (provided the routes update properly).

Dru Nelson
Redwood City, California

On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, Luis =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mu=F1oz?= wrote:

> 
> The source IP address is (or *should*) be set to the primary address
> of the interface through which the packet is sent. I have quite a
> few FreeBSD boxes with multiple NICs and this is exactly what we
> see here, though I still don't have any of them with multiple IP
> addresses on each interface.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> -lem
> 
> At 03:12 AM 19/12/98 -0000, Dru Nelson wrote:
> >
> >
> >I think this is a great idea.
> >
> >> 	So. If there is no current solution to this problem, I'm
> >> thinking of doing the neccesary modifications to the kernel. I'm not a
> >> kernel hacker but this problem does'nt seem too hard to solve.
> >> 
> >> 	So I'd like to get your oppinnions. I'm thinking of using the
> >> sysctl interface to the kernel. Introduce a new variable and if this
> >> variable is set outgoing packets are given source address described in
> >> this variable. This would be done just before the source address is
> >> set to the outgoing interface if it's not already set. (in ip_output.c)
> >> 
> >> 	I really have no real clue if this is the right way to go it's
> >> just my first idea and I'd like to hear whay you think about it. Thanks.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> writes:
> >> 
> >> > On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Richard Smith wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > > Antti Kaipila wrote:
> >> > > > 
> >> > > > I have a interesting problem here. I have FreeBSD accting as a router
> >> > > > between our LAN and Internet. I have a ET5025 card as interface
> eth0 and
> >> > > > Intel EtherExpress as interface fxp0.
> >> > > > 
> >> > > > eth0 has address 10.156.214.2 and remote ends address is
> 10.156.214.1.
> >> > > > fxp0 has address 195.74.8.138
> >> > > > 
> >> > > > So, now when I try to connect from this machine acting as router to
> >> > > > anywhere on the internet my source address get set to
> >> > > > 10.156.214.2. Which is not nice, because all routers are dropping my
> >> > > > packets thinking they should'nt be routed (that's the right thing to
> >> > > > do ofcourse).
> >> > > > 
> >> > > > Is there any way around this?
> >> > > 
> >> > > You need to run natd on your FBSD router, so that all packets 'appear'
> >> > > to 
> >> > > originate from *it* (195.74.8.138). See man natd.
> >> > 
> >> > Not quite.  His ISP is using 1918 networks between routers.
> >> > 
> >> > I do this as well.  With Cisco you can set the primary IP of the router,
> >> > and all traffic appears to come from that IP, no matter which
> interface it
> >> > goes through.  If there is a way to have FreeBSD always report the
> >> > connection as coming from it's usable IP, all that has to be done is
> to do
> >> > it, but I don't know if FreeBSD can do that.
> >> > 
> >> > Jamie Bowden
> >> > 
> >> > -- 
> >> > Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net
> >> > 
> >> > If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up.  But boggle can go.
> >> > 	-Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle)
> >> > 
> >> > 
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> >> 
> >> -- 
> >>   Antti Kaipila <anttik@iki.fi>
> >> 
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> >> 
> >> 
> >
> >
> >
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