Re: TCP ports in use that have never been opened.

Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Mon, 19 Feb 1996 13:06:34 +0000 (GMT)


> 123 is still there in /proc/net/tcp. This is odd, since in single user
> I don't start _any_ net-aware programs.
>
> I'd guess this is a kernel bug. I'm looking through the code, getting
> ready to sprinkle printk's around, but nothing jumps out yet. If anyone
> has any sudden insights, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Its caused by not reading the linux-kernel list ;). Its a problem with
xntpd thats shown up now Linux is a lot tighter about port binding rules.

Alan