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Bug ID 4085133
Synopsis tcp request do not return through the same interface they were received
State 11-Closed:Will Not Fix (Closed)
Category:Subcategory network:routing
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Reported Against 5.5.1
Duplicate Of
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Submit Date 9-October-1997
Last Update Date 9-October-1997
Description
I have had serveral customers over the last couple of months run into this
issue.  Since people are asking for it I thought I would write up an RFE.

SystemA = le0
SystemB = hme0 - hme3 with different mac addresses and on the same subnet

From SystemA send a tcp packet to SystemB, the tcp packet enters through
SystemB's hme2.  Now when SystemB attempts to response to SystemA it send
an Acknoledgement through what seems to be a default hme interface,
not the interface it entered through.  

Ideally a packet should return through the same port is it entered. 
Work Around
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