linux-kernel - Re: [patch] ip_local_port_range sysctl has annoying default

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Date:	Sat, 12 May 2007 05:18:10 +0200
From:	Bernd Eckenfels <ecki@...a.inka.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] ip_local_port_range sysctl has annoying default

In article <46452301.4060306@...or.com> you wrote:
> However, there are a large number of applications which have registered
> ports in this range.

And some application who request random listening ports actually query the
/etc/services file to ensure it is a "unnamed" port.

Gruss
Bernd
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