Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 01:44:07 +1100 (EDT) From: "Gasparovski / Daniel (ISE)" <u923168@student.canberra.edu.au> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: udp echo port Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951121014021.8514A-100000@student.canberra.edu.au>
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Hi, I just upgraded to 2.1 and noticed the following in /etc/inetd.conf: echo stream tcp nowait root internal [...] #echo dgram udp wait root internal Why is the TCP echo port enabled but the UDP echo port disabled? The reason I ask is because Slirp, a SLIP/PPP emulator, uses the UDP echo port to emulate "ping" packets. Dan ... [ Danny Gasparovski | Mortified by the lack of conscience ] [ u923168@student.canberra.edu.au | Our sanctity bears no relevance ] [ University of Canberra, Australia | Insignificant is our existence ] [ Bolt Thrower, "The IVth Crusade" -> | Hear the litany of life's persistence ]
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