Re: Multi-homed interface and Oracle listener

In comp.sys.hp.hpux GT Jeff Cherer <gcherer_at_texas.net> wrote:
> think about where in the stack the listener listens.
> the ip only goes up so far, then it is port. n'ce pas?

a TCP endpoint is "named" by the four-tuple of local/remote IP and local/remote port. in the case of a SYN segment, the lookup ends-up being for local IP/port.

if the IP address were "forgotten" after the IP layer, it would be impossible for TCP to distinguish between connections.

rick jones

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