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Re: Port numbers and IPv6

2005-07-15 11:47:47
Ned Freed wrote:
 Mind you, I'm not saying that TCP needs to be redesigned ASAP to  allow
for a
larger number of source ports. IMO the pain would probably outweigh the gain. But that doesn't mean nobody is hitting the 65536 limit imposed by source port
numbers. They are, it causes problems, and this needs to be kept in mind.


Out of curiosity, doesn't SCTP have a bigger port space (or its
moral equivalent)? If so, would that be a better option?

                Mike

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