Re: ssh -b bind_address not working?

From: Richard E. Silverman (res_at_qoxp.net)
Date: 06/29/05 

Date: 29 Jun 2005 03:46:22 -0400

>>>>> "AB" == andreas brand <andreas.brand@gmx.ch> writes:

    AB> Hi Richard Thank you for the answer, i have to admit I don't
    AB> understand exactly what you mean with "local endpoint for its TCP
    AB> connection". Is this just for setting the source address in the IP
    AB> Header?

That's what it will end up doing, yes, assuming the address you indicate
is actually assigned to an active interface on the host.

    AB> Well, according to the ssh manual I understand it should
    AB> also use the interface:

    AB> -b bind_address = Specify the interface address to transmit from
    AB> on machines with multiple interfaces or aliased addresses.

This is misleading and should be rewritten. The -b option does not select
an interface directly; it selects a source IP address.

    AB> It seems I misunderstood the manual, surely because english (and
    AB> tcp/ip) is not my mother-tongue ;-)

No; in this case, I think the man page should be changed. 

-- 
  Richard Silverman
  res@qoxp.net

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