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[Ulrich Drepper]

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Simo Sorce wrote:
> What is the purpose of IPv4 address reordering ?

So that the most promising and possibly fastest/cheapest address is
used.  Read RFC 3484.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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