On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 05:14:59PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 22:21:07 -0800
> >netstat --inet I get this:
> >tcp 0 0 localhost:8000 localhost:1036
> >so I am wondering, what are ports 1033, 1031, 10xx ? And since it's a
Use netstat -ap to see what process owns that port.
> For me, it is a bit strange "localhost" is on both sides.
> Port numbers: the side, which initiates connection, must
> get free port from some pool, and usually it gets ports
> from 1000 (or 1024?) and the number grows on every connect.
1024. The kernel looks for the first free port based on a hash
function. This may or may not be the next sequential port.
-Steve
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