[ale] port question

[Brian Pitts]

On 05/30/2010 01:06 PM, Terry Bailey wrote:
> What determines the port number for the web client and what is the 
> range for these numbers? 

The range is defined in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range. They are
chose randomly for each connection by linux.

http://www.ncftp.com/ncftpd/doc/misc/ephemeral_ports.html

http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/port-randomization/draft-larsen-tsvwg-port-randomization-01.html


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All the best,
Brian Pitts