Routing packets through specific interface

Alex mysqlstudent at gmail.com
Sat Nov 3 00:03:46 UTC 2012


Hi,

>> I have a host with an ethernet interface and an alias that I've
>> created. I need packets to specifically be routed through the alias
>> interface because that is the IP address the remote host is expecting.
>>
>> Should I do this using SNAT or otherwise with iptables? Does someone
>> have an example they can forward on for routing all packets through a
>> specific interface?
>>
>> Just to be clear, when I telnet to a specific port on a remote host,
>> the remote host receives it as the primary interface. It should be
>> leaving the source through the virtual IP.
>
>
> Add a route:
>
>         route add -net <www.xxx.yyy.zzz> netmask <aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd> dev
> <desired-network-device>

Awesome, thanks. Realizing I already knew that, duh.

Thanks again,
Alex


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