Oracle® Solaris 11.2 Tunable Parameters Reference Manual

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Updated: December 2014
 
 

smallest_anon_port

Description

This parameter controls the smallest port number UDP can select as an ephemeral port. An application can use an ephemeral port when it creates a connection with a specified protocol and it does not specify a port number. Ephemeral ports are not associated with a specific application. When the connection is closed, the port number can be reused by a different application.

Unit

Port number

Default

32,768

Range

1,024 to 65,535

Dynamic?

Yes

When to Change

When a larger ephemeral port range is required.

Commitment Level

Unstable