From: Patrick Hurley <phurley@...>
Date: 2005-03-25T07:00:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Is there a way to bind a socket to a specific local interface in a client application?

Try binding to 0.0.0.0, if I understand what you are trying to do that
should take care of it.

Patrick


On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:51:26 +0900, Joshua M. Miller <jmille24@leo.gov> wrote:
> I am creating an application that I would like to have bind to one of
> several ethernet devices that I have on my machine.  Does anyone know if
> this can be done with Ruby?  An example:
> 
> A normal socket opening in Ruby:
> 
> client1 = TCPSocket.new('192.168.1.5', port)
> 
> ...here I have opened a TCP socket to 192.168.1.5 on a non-specified
> port. Is there a way to specify the local device that corresponds to IP
> address 192.168.1.6 or any other address associated with a local interface?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Josh
> 
>