Allow customizing the address of source connections
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
blocked ☹
whateverable
- Dominant language
- Raku
- Stars
- 19
- Forks
- 16
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Freenode does not allow more than 10 connections from the same ip, and we've reached this limit already.
The server we use right now has more than 1 IP available, so we only have to find a way to choose the ip when connecting.
Blocked by RT #131766.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating how source connections are created and how their local address is selected; the issue names no file or test. Check the status and implications of RT #131766 before proceeding. Done means connections can select among the server's available IP addresses without exceeding Freenode's per-address limit.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100