On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 04:41:48PM +0200, Simon Oosthoek wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: > >On Maw, 2006-05-23 at 16:07 +0200, Herman Elfrink wrote: > >>FLAME uses an unofficial protocol number (0x4040), any tips on how to > >>get an official IANA number would be highly appreciated. > >> > > > >Ethernet protocol number I assume you mean. If so this at least used to > >be handled by the IEEE, along with ethernet mac address ranges. > > > > Yes ethernet protocol (it's below IP level), I didn't realise that IEEE > also handled the portnumbers. I'll check the ieee website to see how it > works, tnx!
IEEE doesn't handle port numbers. Port numbers are for whatever is layered on top of ethernet, so you need to register those with the appropriate authorities (IANA for IP). Erik -- +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 -- | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
