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Re: Multiple IP devices.



Hi Martin:

Let me clarify a few general things first.
My system has a static IP address and always has
an Internet connection via its Ethernet card--which is connected
to a DSL router. (i.e. /dev/eth0.)  Subsequently,  I made another
Internet
connection
using  /dev/ttyS0 and a modem--via pppd--and have been
assigned a dynamic IP address by the ISP. (i.e. /dev/ppp0.)

The code I wrote attempts to use /dev/ppp0 to establish a TCP/SMTP
connection with an Internet server by binding to the dynamic address
assigned to my system by the ISP. It actually sends a TCP SYN
packet to the Internet server but via /dev/eth0 rather than /dev/ppp0.

The following files are attached to this note and contain the relevant
details.

1) addresses:  The addresses used.
2) code: An annotated summary of my code.
3) route.out: The output of the route utility.
4) ifconfig.out: The output of the ifconfig utility.
5) netstat.out: The output of the netstat utility.

Best Regards,

Paul R.

PS: Am I replying to the right address ?



martin f krafft wrote:

> also sprach Paul Romero <paulr@rcom-software.com> [2005.05.12.0206 +0200]:
> > The PPP connection is configured such that it puts a default
> > route in the routing table.
> >
> > The problem is that I can not send TCP packets to any
> > IP node except the ISP node connected to the modem.
> > (i.e. The first one on the periphery of the Internet)
>
> Show us the output of
>
>   ip route
>
> or
>
>   /sbin/route -rn
>
> > Using the socket() and bind() calls I am able to coax connect() to
> > generate a TCP SYN packet with the right IP address etc. but, it
> > is still sent out over /dev/eth0.
>
> You just said they are always sent via the modem, didn't you?
>
> > How does one force packets to be
> > sent over /dev/ppp0 without bringing down
> > /dev/eth0 ?
>
> To override the source IP used (which is determined by the routing
> table and destination IP), you have to do just that: use bind() to
> "coax" it. Many tools (like ping, ssh, etc.) provide an option to do
> this.
>
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A) Default IP Addresses - Associated with the Ethernet Card - Always Up
(i.e. Associated with /dev/eth0.)

66.117.129.97: My Static External System Address - The real one visible
                                                   to the Internet.
192.168.1.4:  My Local System Address
192.168.1.1:  DSL Router Gateway Address

DNS1: 66.117.5.1
DNS2: 66.117.136.6


Note: Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0

B) Dynamic IP Addresses - Associated with Modem Connection -
Assigned after PPP negotiation completion. (i.e. Associated
with /dev/ppp0.)

69.134.163.128: My Local System Address
67.193.208.12: Address of ISP IP Server on Internet Periphery

DNS1: 196.6.1.150
DNS2: 196.6.100.150

C) Static Address of SMTP Server being contacted.

65.200.205.193


	/*
	 * Try to establish an TCP/IP/SMTP connection
	 * with local IP address 68.134.163.128--should
	 * be associated with /dev/ppp0.
	 */
	fd = dial_connect("68.134.163.128");

int dial_connect(char *localip)
	/*
	 * Convert address to binary format and get local host data.
	 * Ths should correspond to /dev/ppp0
	 */
	ipadd = ui_ip_atoi(localip);
	hp = gethostbyaddr((char *) &ipadd, 4, AF_INET);
	memset((void *) &localadd, 0, sizeof(localadd));
	memcpy((void *) &localadd.sin_addr, hp->h_addr, hp->h_length);
	localadd.sin_port = 0;	/* Assume Port No. is irrelevant. */
	/*
	 * Do a DNS look up and obtain remote SMTP Server address etc.
	 * (i.e. Any valid DNS will work and the access media is
	 * irrelevant.)
	 */
	hp = gethostbyname("mail.imodem.net");
	memset((void *) &remadd, 0, sizeof(remadd));
	memcpy((void *) &remadd.sin_addr, hp->h_addr, hp->h_length);
	remadd.sin_port = htons(25);	/* SMTP Port No. */
	remadd.sin_family = AF_INET;
	/*
	 * Get a TCP socket.
	 */
	sock_fd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	/*
	 * Bind the local address data to that socket--associated
	 * with /dev/ppp0.
	 */
	bind(sock_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &localadd, sizeof(localadd));
	/*
	 * Try to establish a TCP/SMTP connection to the
	 * mail.imodem.net server.
	 * This call just eventually times out--errno = 110.
	 * Furthermore, the TCP SYN packet is generated with
	 * the expected IP addresses but conveyed via /dev/eth0
	 * rather than /dev/ppp0. (i.e. Verified this with
	 * tcpdump);
	 */
	connect(sock_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &remadd, sizeof(struct sockaddr));


eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:C0:F0:47:2C:54  
          inet addr:192.168.1.4  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::c0:f047:2c54/10 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:284 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:47 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0xe000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol  
          inet addr:68.134.163.128  P-t-P:67.193.208.12  Mask:255.255.255.255
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:194 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:96 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:10 


Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
tnt23.sfo8.da.u *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0
192.168.1.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
default         router_gateway  0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0

Active Internet connections (w/o servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State      
tcp        0      1 1Cust128.tnt23.sfo:1026 65.200.205.193:smtp     SYN_SENT    
Active UNIX domain sockets (w/o servers)
Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node Path
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     291    @00000009
unix  1      [ N ]       STREAM     CONNECTED     285    @00000008
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     743    @0000002d
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     215    @00000002
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     95     @00000001
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     269    @00000006
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     744    /dev/log
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     292    /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     286    /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     279    /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     216    /dev/log
unix  1      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     96     /dev/log


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