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[LDM #FVT-875334]: LDM source IP used when connecting to remote server

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  • Subject: [LDM #FVT-875334]: LDM source IP used when connecting to remote server
  • Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:14:02 -0600
Hi Robert,

Thanks for sending this in.

Good point. I'll see what I can do.

> I would of thought connections to upstream LDM servers would use the IP
> address specified in the configuration file. The same IP that is used to
> listen for connections. In my setup it appears the call to bind() when
> making the upstream connection is not setting the source IP address and
> just taking the default.
> 
> I can see cases where this would be a bad thing if the LDM server is
> multi-homed with active routing taking place.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FVT-875334
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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