Re: [patch] ip_local_port_range sysctl has annoying default

[Bernd Eckenfels]

In article <46452301.4060306@xxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> However, there are a large number of applications which have registered
> ports in this range.

And some application who request random listening ports actually query the
/etc/services file to ensure it is a "unnamed" port.

Gruss
Bernd
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