On Thursday 01 April 2004 4:14 pm, Martinez, Michael wrote:
> Port 32873 is the return port on the ssh client.
>
> Here's how it works. The server listens on port 22. The client opens a
> connection to the server, and tells the server which return port to use. If
> you do "netstat -an" you will see the server talking on port 22, and the
> client talking on some high numbered port like 32873. The high number port
> used is random. It will change from one session to the next.
>
> This is true not just for ssh - it is true for most tcp applications.
I'd say it's true for all TCP applications, and most UDP applications.
There are some TCP applications (FTP being the most common example) where a
*second* connection gets opened up on different ports, but that one works in
exactly the same way as the first - and they each obey the above description.
Regards,
Antony.
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