On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:44:05 -0400, Mark Pace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The difference is outbound vs inbound port numbers. Outbound port numbers >are almost always different and nothing to be concerned about. >... More specifically, the end making the connection (the end acting as a "client") points to a specific address and port on the "server". Unless the client has a need to use a specific source port its local TCP/IP stack will allocate a random, unreserved port above 1024. (I probably mean "above 1023". You can look it up if you care.) Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
