How does a socket know which network interface controller to use?

Question

If a computer has multiple network cards, all of them connected to different networks and functioning properly, when we open a socket, how does the OS determine which NIC to

Answer 1

As an alternative, you can search for the appropriate nic based on its name:

        //Find the ip address based on the ethernet adapter name. On my machine the ethernet adapter is "Ethernet"
        System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface[] nics = System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
        System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface ethernet = nics.Where(n => n.Name.Equals("Ethernet")).Single();
        UnicastIPAddressInformation uniCastIPAddressInformation = ethernet.GetIPProperties().UnicastAddresses.Where(a => a.Address.AddressFamily == System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily.InterNetwork).Single();

        IPEndPoint localEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(uniCastIPAddressInformation.Address, 9000);

        //Create a TCP/IP socket.  
        Socket listener = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
        //Bind and start listening
        listener.Bind(localEndPoint);
        listener.Listen(10);