Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:47:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:47:43 -0500 Received: from adsl-63-194-239-202.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([63.194.239.202]:23307 "EHLO gateway.matchmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:47:30 -0500 Message-ID: <3AA592FF.5107E508@matchmail.com> Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 17:46:39 -0800 From: Mike Fedyk X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gregory Maxwell CC: Bryan Rittmeyer , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: conducting TCP sessions with non-local IPs In-Reply-To: <3AA54902.AFF8550@ixiacom.com> <20010306170551.D2244@xi.linuxpower.cx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Gregory Maxwell wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 12:30:58PM -0800, Bryan Rittmeyer wrote: > > Hello linux-kernel, > > > > Is there any way to conduct TCP sessions (IE have a userland process > > connect out, or accept connections) using non-local IPs? By "non-local" > > I just mean IPs that aren't assigned to an interface, but do fall into > > the network range of a running interface (so netmask, gateway, etc are > > "known"). > > > > For example, I want to bring up an interface for 10.0.0.0/255.255.255.0 > > and assign it IP 10.0.0.1 Then, I want a process to accept TCP > [snip] > > /sbin/ip addr add 10.2.0.0/24 dev eth0 > > Tada How would you deal with the other computer responding to the host "port not reachable"? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/