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From: MargoAndTodd <margoandtodd@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: what should I use for "unassigned" ports?
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:03:54 -0800
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On 01/06/2010 12:33 PM, Richard Horton wrote:
> 2010/1/6 Anthony Ewell<amewell@verizon.net>:
>
>> Having taken a more recent look at "/etc/services", I
>> am finding zillions of service ports above 1024.
>>
>> With that in mind, is there a better starting port
>> for my "unassigned" ports?
>>
>
> Sadly these days nope - the assigned port numbers are now all over the place.
>
> However, alot of them are not likely to be in use on your system so
> you ought to define your unassigned port range by what you are
> actually running not by the contents of /etc/services (same goes for
> protocols).

So, pick the highest port I use and go somewhat above that.
That will work.  Thank you!

-T