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Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux

From Jamma Tino Schwarze <jamma-usenet@tisc.de>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
Subject Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux
Date 2015-08-27 14:06 +0000
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Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> wrote:

>> Another perspective: Given one IP (=server) running exactly one service,
>> one particular client cannot open more than 65535 connections to that
>> service - in theory! In practice, probably a lot less because not all
>> source port numbers will be available for use. It's not a problem on
>> server side, but client side this time.
> 
> The client could use more than one IP address (although client software
> is not usually smart enough to exploit this).

You are granted today's nitpicking award! :-)

Of course, you are right - if there were multiple suitable IP addressses
available to the client.

Jamma.

-- 
"What we nourish flourishes." - "Was wir nähren erblüht."

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number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux g918273l@gmail.com - 2015-07-27 14:44 -0700
  Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-07-27 23:11 +0100
    Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2015-07-28 08:04 +0100
      Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-07-27 23:32 -0800
        Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-07-28 09:19 +0100
  Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-07-28 09:15 +0000
    Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Denis Corbin <news@dm3c.org> - 2015-07-28 18:29 +0200
      Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-07-28 12:51 -0400
        Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Denis Corbin <news@dm3c.org> - 2015-07-28 23:27 +0200
          Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-07-28 18:27 -0400
            Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Denis Corbin <news@dm3c.org> - 2015-07-29 09:18 +0200
  Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Jamma Tino Schwarze <jamma-usenet@tisc.de> - 2015-08-06 10:12 +0000
    Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux JT <JT-reply-only@newsgroup.nl> - 2015-08-06 13:31 +0200
      Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-08-06 17:40 +0000
      Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> - 2015-08-06 17:04 +0000
      Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Jamma Tino Schwarze <jamma-usenet@tisc.de> - 2015-08-26 13:31 +0000
        Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-08-26 18:33 +0100
          Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Jamma Tino Schwarze <jamma-usenet@tisc.de> - 2015-08-27 14:06 +0000
  Re: number of simultaneous tcp/ip connections on 32 bit linux Dumpsdrive Drive <fromdrive@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 06:37 -0800

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