> -----Original Message----- > From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Haxby > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 6:30 AM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Port Question > > > Jake McHenry wrote: > > >>From: "Jake McHenry" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >> > >> > >>>I was wondering if someone could inform me of what ports > 50629, 618, > >>> > >>> > >>>616, and 58861 are. This is on a RH9 box. They do not show up in > >>>/etc/services. > >>> > >>> > >>sco-sysmgr 616/tcp SCO System Administration Server > >>sco-sysmgr 616/udp SCO System Administration Server > >>dei-icda 618/tcp DEI-ICDA > >>dei-icda 618/udp DEI-ICDA > >> > >> > >> > Since these are rather "odd" port numbers it's a fair bet > that they're > being allocated dynamically. I seem to recall a discussion > on the list > a while ago that pointed an accusing finger at fam. Also any rpc > services that are started by the portmapper will tend to get > random port > numbers. A good start is "rpcinfo -p" which shows the > ports allocated > for RPC. I notice that mine has sgi_fam among them which possibly > explains fam. > > Although netstat -something-or-other shows ports and pids, I prefer > "/sbin/lsof -i:<port>", but then I'm funny like that :-) > > jch > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike> -list > The pid of the xinetd port is of the following: root 3792 0.0 0.1 2064 344 ? S 00:06 0:02 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid It's the main xinetd process. Possibly it's just using the port incase any system functions call it? Jake -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
