Re: [GENERAL] Source ports for psql

2006-02-06 Thread Martijn van Oosterhout
On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 04:35:33PM +1100, Matthew Smith wrote: > Hello Tom, > > Thanks for the reply. So in other words, the postgres clients do not use a > specific range for the source port (as a specific decision by the developers, > or as written down in a given spec), but rather relies on t

Re: [GENERAL] Source ports for psql

2006-02-05 Thread Matthew Smith
Hello Tom, Thanks for the reply. So in other words, the postgres clients do not use a specific range for the source port (as a specific decision by the developers, or as written down in a given spec), but rather relies on the operating system's socket implementation to assign a source port? So

Re: [GENERAL] Source ports for psql

2006-02-05 Thread Tom Lane
Matthew Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to access a postgresql server though a tightly configured > firewall, and I'd like to know the source port range is that postgresql > clients use to access the database. You seem to be under the misimpression that Postgres might have someth

[GENERAL] Source ports for psql

2006-02-05 Thread Matthew Smith
hello! I am trying to access a postgresql server though a tightly configured firewall, and I'd like to know the source port range is that postgresql clients use to access the database. it seems the source port starts at the 5 range. Is there an upper limit or does it randomly pick any non-