Re: What Port Should I Use?
- From: Dan N <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 15 Feb 2008 05:50:45 GMT
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:30:23 -0600, Moe Trin wrote:
You can use any port you wish to. You need only live with the
consequences.
That's really the crux of the matter, isn't it.
If I start up my server using a port in the dynamic/private range then I
run the risk that the port is already in use by some client on the same
host. When the client started, the tcp stack would have dynamically
assigned it a port and that just might be the one that I want my server to
listen on. So this doesn't seem like a good option. This leaves me with
ports in the well known or registered ranges.
But if I want to adhere to standards what port do I use? IANA says that
the well known and registered ports shouldn't be used without
registration. And my server is using a proprietary protocol that I
really don't have any need to register.
The only choice I seem to have is to not adhere to standards. The
conclusion I've come to is to use a port somewhere in the registered
range.
Thanks
Dan
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