Re: [OT?] I have 4 IPs. How is outbound IP selected, say run lynx URL on server?

Den fre 30 nov. 2018 kl 21:32 skrev Chris Bennett
<cpb_misc@bennettconstruction.us>:
> I'm just curious. Is there a default method to select on this? Random?
> Can I control this somehow?
> It's clear how everything else selects IP, but I just wanted to know in
> case that ever mattered, say one of my IPs were blocked.
> And I wanted to be sure which IP outbound is or is not used for running
> something like lynx, etc.
>
> Not terribly important, but at least interesting question for me.

Normally, the IP on the interface which the route table says lead to
the destination
get chosen, unless the program deliberately chooses (or allows to choose) one of
the other IPs you have.

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