>> In in_pcb.c, in_pcbinit, we set inpt_lastport to
>> 1024. (IPPORT_RESERVED)

>> [...] sometimes my compile/reboo test box cycle is so fast that I
>> wind up reusing a previous TCP port.

>> I'm wondering if there is any value in starting inpt_lastport from a
>> more "random" value.
> It's probably too late to deal with this for 1.3, but please submit a
> PR.  I would suggest that we use the (probably in post 1.3) kernel
> RNG mechanism to pick the initial value.

I think a better idea would be to do what should have been done all
along: implement the quiet time on boot, per RFC793 page 28ff, for
ports where the machine might have rebooted fast enough for it to be a
problem.

					der Mouse

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