> > I think the IANA range is considered too small in most cases; I > > suspect there is also a feeling that "there be dragons" near the very > > top. > > Ok, thanks for the explanation. Sounds like we're using high port > numbers in the "spirit" of the IANA recommendation, without using > their actual numbers.
The top space is reserved when using masquerading and used for the masquerading ports normally in that situation. Clipping them off avoids differing behaviour with masquerading on/off. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
