Re: Valid port ranges for SQL Server 2000

From: Kevin (ReplyTo_at_Newsgroups.only)
Date: 07/29/03


Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:54:50 -0700


If this is all inside stuff, it won't matter that much, just make sure it's
not being used on the box(obviously) or in the larger private network.

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"Glen Moffitt" <gd.moffitt@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I'm looking at tweaking a few SQL 2000 servers, some with multiple
> instances, to use non-standard TCP port assignments.  Question is,
> what's good and bad?  Much of the MS documentation just alludes to the
> fact you can (should) do this, but makes no specific recommendation as
> to *what* port values can/should work. I did find a reference to the
> iana official list of port numbers:
>
> http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers
>
> So these are divided into three major sections:  1) 0-1023 ("well
> known port numbers"), 2) 1024-49151 ("registered ports"- hmm, someone
> called the "Cinderella Collaberation" has their own port?..), and 3)
> 49152-65535 ("Dynamic and/or Private").
>
> Anyone had any good/bad luck with these port ranges?  I would take it
> avoid the registered and already assigned ones?  Can sql and standard
> client take a range up to 65535?
>
> thks


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