> When I reversed the two values in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range, > my machine froze if I tried to start a telnet session. The symptom happened with a 2.4.1 kernel. > I looked into the implementation of function tcp_v4_get_port. When the two > values are reversed, the return value is 1. However, 1 is not considered an > error condition by tcp_v4_get_port consumers. My explanation is wrong. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
