Adam wrote:
>
> > What you're suggesting is more broken that what Linux does, because
> > you only allow 3976 local ports. By default, Linux allows 28233
> > (32768..61000); if you want to be strictly IANA compliant that should
> > be 49152..61000 or somesuch.
>
> For shake of completeness: 49152 through 65535
> What is 16383 ports.
>
16384, you mean. It is undesirable to assign very high ports, since
some (noncompliant) users have used them in the past, especially for
local applications.
-hpa
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