Re: unix question

> Indra Harimurti wrote:
>
> Dear List,
>
> sorry this maybe off topic. Is there anyway
> to find out port number that is provided and
> can be used in Unix (Digital Unix 4.0d). Like
> Oracle Listener is using port 1521 or 1522,
> is it possible to give port number 1525 ?
> Please advise. Thank you.

Have a look in /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services to see which ports are free. Your sysadmin should be keeping these up-to-date with the services running on the machine. Other than that, use the 'netstat' command, to see which ports are currently actually bound and active.

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