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From: zwang@CS.UCL.AC.UK (Zheng Wang, Ext: 3701)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Questions about 4.3BSD bind() on a multiple ethernet system.
Message-ID: <8901122035.AA15711@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 12 Jan 89 14:56:32 GMT
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 >If I bind a socket with the internet address of INADDR_ANY, which
 >internet address is returned?  Which internet address is placed in the
 >source address part of the IP header/trailer sent on that socket?
 >kernel determine which one I get?

Unfortunately, the internet address seems to be chosen at
random. Both addresses are possible.

 >Does the kernel keep separate UDP and TCP
 >port tables for each internet address?

No, the port can receive messages from both addresses.

Zheng