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Date:	Sat, 15 May 1999 14:15:53 PDT
From:	"Rollin White" <rollin@scoug.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-programming@scoug.com" > scoug-programming@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Programming: TCP/IP ping w/ two NICs

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On Sat, 15 May 1999 08:46:23 PDT, Peter Skye wrote:

>So I've got the two NICs in my machine and they're set up as you say.
>And I then type "PING 192.168.2.1" at the command prompt. What does
>TCP/IP do? Does it send the PING out on both NICs to see what happens?
>Does my world implode? Does Dave Watson enter through the back door and
>hit me with a cookie?

The standard TCP/IP algorithm applies. It checks all local addresses first (I'm not sure in which
order), and then it goes to the routing table. If multiple routes qualify, the shortest route is used.

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