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# 1  
Old 09-02-2008
tcp_ephemeral_high issue with AIX 5.2
Hello,
I have AIX5.2. I am trying to set tcp_ephemeral_high port value to 5000 and tcp_ephemeral_low value to 1024. tcp_ephemeral_high is not possible to set below 32769.

pls advise how to set tcp_ephemeral_high value to 5000.
# 2  
Old 09-02-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by balareddy
Hello,
I have AIX5.2. I am trying to set tcp_ephemeral_high port value to 5000 and tcp_ephemeral_low value to 1024. tcp_ephemeral_high is not possible to set below 32769.

pls advise how to set tcp_ephemeral_high value to 5000.
Not possible if not in range. From the manpage of no:
Code:
 tcp_ephemeral_high
              Purpose:
                   Specifies the largest port number to allocate for TCP
                   ephemeral ports.

              Values:
                     *    Default: 65535
                     *    Range: 32769 to 65535
                     *    Type: Dynamic

# 3  
Old 09-02-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by shockneck
Not possible if not in range. From the manpage of no:
Code:
 tcp_ephemeral_high
              Purpose:
                   Specifies the largest port number to allocate for TCP
                   ephemeral ports.

              Values:
                     *    Default: 65535
                     *    Range: 32769 to 65535
                     *    Type: Dynamic

Is there any other possibility to override TCP settings so that we can set lower port for tcp_ephemeral_high ??
# 4  
Old 09-02-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by balareddy
Is there any other possibility to override TCP settings so that we can set lower port for tcp_ephemeral_high ??
I am not aware of such a possibility and from my experiences with IBM AIX I doubt it. The only possibility I can think of would be an official patch by IBM. In case you have IBM support open a PMR and ask them to extend the range.
# 5  
Old 09-02-2008
I'm not sure what your intention is here: do you want to limit access to the machine? If so, you mit want to give the ipsec package a try. It might be suited to what you want to achieve.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 6  
Old 11-28-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by bakunin
I'm not sure what your intention is here: do you want to limit access to the machine? If so, you mit want to give the ipsec package a try. It might be suited to what you want to achieve.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

I am using PASV Ftp. So, in my server machine, i have to restrict the port range from 1024 to 5000. but tcp_ephemeral_high not allows lessthan 32768.
# 7  
Old 11-28-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by balareddy
I am using PASV Ftp. So, in my server machine, i have to restrict the port range from 1024 to 5000.
I don't think so. You might want to read this document to understand passive FTP. This also explains why it is necessary to have a ftpd which allows to configure port ranges. The document mentions wu-ftpd as an example.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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