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Clint Byrum wrote:
> I would dispute that he
> would need 2^4 servers to handle the port needs. He might need that many
> because of the resources used (RAM, CPU, OS internal Scalability), but
> the ports won't be the limiting factor, as the TCP/IP stack is going to
> see each connection as unique because it will be
>
> myip:myport:theirip:theirport
I fall over this all the time and someone has to straighten me out.
What I think now is that a machine can only make 64k connections from
any IP:port pair. Am I wrong?
Joe
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Joseph Mack PhD, High Performance Computing & Scientific Visualization
LMIT, Supporting the EPA Research Triangle Park, NC 919-541-0007
Federal Contact - John B. Smith 919-541-1087 - smith.johnb@xxxxxxx
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