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Re: Picking an unused port number

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From Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com>
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Subject Re: Picking an unused port number
Date Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:43:42 -0700
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On 6/7/2016 01:43, Nigel Wade wrote:
> On 06/06/16 23:40, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> Any port works until there is a conflict.  It's what you do about it
>> then that separates the easy from the hard.
>>
>
> The best way to avoid conflicts is to allow the system to give you an
> unallocated port and then register that port using some method such as
> rpcbind, or in the Java world, rmiregistry. These two methods are
> primarily for registering remote procedures/methods, but can also be
> used for simply registering an assigned port to provide a named service.
>
> A client can query portmap or rmiregistry to find out what port a
> particular service is registered, and listening, on.
> The only port numbers which then need to be well defined are those used
> by portmap or rmiregistry. rpcbind/portmap is required by NFS and NIS
> (formerly YP). I use rmiregistry with some of my applications where I
> need to operate a server but don't wish to define a fixed port number
> (to avoid possible future conflicts).
>

Nigel

Do you know where I can get more detailed information on how to do that? 
  I've never played with rmiregistry.

Thanks,

-- 

Knute Johnson

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Re: Picking an unused port number nathanturner369@gmail.com - 2016-06-04 08:24 -0700
  Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-04 09:56 -0700
    Re: Picking an unused port number Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 05:28 -0700
      Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-06 15:40 -0700
        Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-07 09:43 +0100
          Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-07 07:43 -0700
            Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-07 17:28 +0100
              Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-07 09:40 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-08 10:32 +0100
                Re: Picking an unused port number Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 06:45 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-08 15:06 +0100
                Re: Picking an unused port number Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 07:36 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-06-08 18:03 +0000
  Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-04 20:50 -0400
    Re: Picking an unused port number Wayne <wayne@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:44 -0400
      Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-06 20:52 -0400
        Re: Picking an unused port number Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-06 21:28 -0400
          Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-06 21:45 -0400
            Re: Picking an unused port number Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-06 23:07 -0400
              Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-07 09:50 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 13:46 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-07 19:31 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 17:26 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-07 21:34 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 13:52 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-08 17:49 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-07 21:53 -0400
        Re: Picking an unused port number a.laforgia@gmail.com - 2016-06-07 00:11 -0700

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