RE: RE: RE: RE: [squid-users] Puzzled at the ports squid is using. :-(

> -----Original Message-----
> From: maer727@sohu.com [mailto:maer727@sohu.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 10:50 PM
> To: Robert Collins
> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re:RE: RE: RE: [squid-users] Puzzled at the ports
> squid is using. :-(
>
>
> Thanks, Rob pal!
>
> In my limited experience, a TCP process will listen on a
> specific port,
> maybe 80, and then when a request comes, it will create
> another port for a
> TCP connection.
>
> My question is what is the port squid is using to listen.
> Simon told me
> squid is using port 80 to do the listen task and use a random
> port(>1023)
> to server for each TCP connection. Do you agree with him?

George, you are misunderstanding Simon and My responses because you do
not know enough about how TCP works.

PLEASE read a TCP HOW-TO or beginners guide, THEN come ans ask more
questions.

Rob
Received on Mon May 13 2002 - 07:16:36 MDT