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

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2007 19:14:25 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	mark@...nes.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] ip_local_port_range sysctl has annoying default

David Miller wrote:
> 
> All ports above and including 1024 are non-privileged and available to
> anyone.
> 
> Applications which have some requirements in this area need to work
> those things out themselves.

However, there are a large number of applications which have registered
ports in this range.

	-hpa
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