Re: How to specify the local ip address to connect from

2012/10/30 James K. Lowden <[email protected]>:
> On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:13:50 -0400
> Steven Peterson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Do you think that using 'route'
>> would be preferred over 'iptables'
>
> FWIW, I do.  If you can use route(8) to meet your needs, you're just
> using the kernel and ordinary tcp/ip routing.  NAT (e.g. iptables)
> would add another layer: more to understand, and more to manage.
>

And I would add that route is more portable than iptables. I know it
work (with different syntax!) on HP-UX, Linux and Windows.

Frediano