Hi all, Is it possible to conduct initiated TCP communication while binding to a certain IP address, but still use the anonymous port range?
At the moment, I know of two modes of work: 1. Bind to a specific port, whether on a specific IP the machine has or all IPs (IPADDR_ANY) 2. Do not bind - let the machine automatically pick a random port for you. The IP is determined by picking the interface closest to the gateway determined by the routing table to be the one you will need to use to connect. What I'm looking for is to allocate an IP specifically for a certain application's use. I want all communications generated by that application to carry that IP, but other applications should use the default IP the machine has. Is it possible? I know I can do a strange combination of letting the machine pick a port, and then binding the socket to that same port on the other IP. I'm looking for something less .... hackish. Shachar ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
