On Tue, Jun 17, 2008, Les Mikesell wrote: > I'd like to consolidate some services that have been assigned by IP > (dns, syslog etc.) onto one machine by giving it IP aliases to accept > connections for the old addresses until all the references are fixed. > However, I'd like to have it use it's original IP as the source for > outbound connections. Where do you control that? That depends on the application. You can specify the outgoing IP address for postfix with ``smtp_bind_address'' in main.cf. The inn NNTP server uses ``sourceaddress'' in the inn.conf file, etc. Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. -- Will Rogers