Shaul Karl writes: > Suppose both eth0 and ppp0 are connected to the Internet. Is there a way > the user can determine dynamically if he gets connected through ppp0 or > eth0?
I don't think there is any way for a user to do that with existing tools. Root could muck about with the routing table to create explicit routes. > For example, can I tell terminal A apt-get to work through ppp0 and > terminal B ftp to work through eth0? If the two apt-get's are talking to different hosts, root could create two different explicit routes. If they are talking to the same host, I don't know any way to do it with existing tools. I think it could be done with source-routing, but I don't know how to do that with existing tools, and I think most hosts will refuse source-routed packets anyway. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin
