question: source address on interface w/ aliases?

[Brian Reichert]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 11:35:06AM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote:
> > My expectation was that the primary IP address would be used.
> 
> 
> The primary IP address on the interface referred to in the routing table
> entry that is chosen for the first packet..
> (last time I looked)

Such was my expectation.  But: is this a BSD-specific implementation?

If I catch a kernel doing otherwise, can I say 'Aha! That's a bug
based on documented standards' ?

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