Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > <looks> > > OK, in ipv4_local_port_range() we have > > if (range[1] <= range[0]) > ret = -EINVAL; > [...skipped...]
> : ip_local_port_range > : ------------------- > : > : Range of ports used by TCP and UDP to choose the local port. Contains > two > : numbers, the first number is the lowest port, the second number the > highest > : local port. Default is 1024-4999. Should be changed to 32768-61000 > for > : high-usage systems. > > ie: inclusive. > > Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt says > > : ip_local_port_range - 2 INTEGERS > : Defines the local port range that is used by TCP and UDP to > : choose the local port. The first number is the first, the > : second the last local port number. Default value depends on > : amount of memory available on the system: > : > 128Mb 32768-61000 > : < 128Mb 1024-4999 or even less. > : This number defines number of active connections, which this > : system can issue simultaneously to systems not supporting > : TCP extensions (timestamps). With tcp_tw_recycle enabled > : (i.e. by default) range 1024-4999 is enough to issue up to > : 2000 connections per second to systems supporting timestamps. > > also inclusive. I'm also agree, that we should have an ability to use the same minimum/maximum port number for the cases when we want to use only one port. -- Anton Arapov, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Key ID: 0x6FA8C812
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