[ih] History question -- multi-homing

[Joe Touch]

On Sep 11, 2026, at 2:24 PM, Brian E Carpenter via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Destinations are not the issue, sources are.
>> If a device has two sources, they’re either ships in the night or need to be connected to a router to decide which path to use on the way out.
>> Multiple sources applies whether using two interfaces or a single one with multiple addresses.
> 
> Very true, and not in the least a historical problem. IPv6 has made this problem much worse.
> 
>   Brian

It is IMO a historical conceptual rut we have been stuck in, and agreed that IPv6 deepened the rut.

Joe