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Re: ecs Digest 17 Sep 2003 20:15:13 -0000 Issue 79 Ingo Pakleppa 17 Sep 2003 21:40:04 -0700

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On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 13:15, ecs-digest-help@netbloc.com wrote:

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> From: Dario Greggio <adpm.to@inwind.it>
> To: ecs@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ecs] Linux netstat dumps
> Date: 16 Sep 2003 19:58:02 +0200
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> Message-ID: <3F674F2A.3000705@inwind.it>
> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:58:02 +0200
> From: Dario Greggio <adpm.to@inwind.it>
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> Subject: Re: [ecs] Linux netstat dumps
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> Mark Gilmore wrote:
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> > TCP, defaulting to port 1.
> > I've tried a few others.
> > Should I default to another port for tcp/ip ?
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> Well, as far as I know I'd say it's a bad choice.
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> You should stay above 1000 or so, but at times higher ports are stopped 
> by firewall. So, I'd choose something around 1010, to begin with.
> Ports below 1000 are more or less reserved for standard services. You 
> know you can go up to 65535.

In Linux, you really should start above 1024. Any port below that number
is a "reserved" port and can only be opened by root. I think a good
choice would be in the 6000 range.

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