netdev - Re: [RFC] tcp: randomize TCP source ports

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Date:	Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:42:34 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] tcp: randomize TCP source ports

On Fri, 2013-11-08 at 15:26 -0800, Rick Jones wrote:
> On 11/07/2013 06:04 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> >
> > It seems you do request randomization, but you do not want it for
> > applications written by innocent people...
> 
> That bind() call is not there to request randomization of the TCP source 
> port.

I was actually doing some kind of humor, I should have added a ;)

Thanks


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