A few tools have options like -s, but it is a problem.

I'm also frustrated by this solution, and working on a better method.

Pierre Emeriaud <[email protected]> wrote:

> What is the current canonical way to tweak source address selection?
> 
> I have a bgp multi-homed router, and while answers do use the correct
> source address, host-generated traffic uses the outgoing interface IP
> address:
> 
> $ route -n get 194.2.0.20
>    route to: 194.2.0.20
> destination: 194.2.0.0
>        mask: 255.255.192.0
>     gateway: 44.151.211.1
>   interface: em1
>  if address: 44.151.211.2 <<<< Not reachable from outside my network.
>    priority: 48 (bgp)
>       flags: <UP,GATEWAY,DONE>
>      use       mtu    expire
>        3         0         0
> 
> This can cause issues when the /30 peering subnet is not announced, as
> return traffic (or even forward w/ urpf enabled in adjacent networks)
> will be dropped.
> 
> thanks in advance
> --
> pierre
> 

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