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Do changes in the routing table affect existing TCP/IP connections?

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Mar 15, 20262568 views
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If the question isn't clear enough, consider this situation: Establish a TCP/IP connection from computer C to server X Change the default gateway (of computer C) from gateway A to gateway B (both gateways can reach server X) Now, which gateway will the packets go through? If it depends on the OS, p…

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Assuming that the OS network stack applied the change immediately, then the packets will go through the current gateway. The default route, and routing in general, is IP only and IP is stateless. It is just a packet mover. That is it gets a packet f…

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