UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

i need to open port 1470. how do i do this. whats the command. This is on a solaris box.
Thanks

There's not really any specific "command" to "open"
a port. All that is really needed is that some service
program be "listening" on that port. What you should verify
is that no other program is listening on that port.
You can typically find this out by doing..

netstat -a | grep 1470

...if there is anything currently listening, you'll see it in the output.
Also...

grep 1470 /etc/services

... to check the service mapping file for other services mapped
to that port.

You can also make an entry in the /etc/services file which
is a "mapping" of service names to ports. Many service programs
do not need this but in general, it will allow you to place serivces
on any port you like (as long as the service program does a name
lookup prior to defaulting to some other port).