>>>>> Jeff Sheinberg writes:
JS> Perhaps I misunderstand what you mean by `dummy interface', but
JS> on my linux box, the `dummy interface' is a loopback, not a bit
JS> bucket.
Nope, it's a bit bucket. In your tests, you were contacting the local
host because 172.16.0.1 was your side of the dummy interface and the
kernel short-circuited to your box without actually going through the
`dummy interface,' just like it would short-circuit packets destined
to one of your eth* addresses.
Try sending something to 172.16.0.2, and you'll see what Marcus meant.
The packets disappear into nowhere.
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