Very Computer

I've written a C program which binds to a port and displays an
HTML page.  However it doesn't seem to function when I use a port
<= 1024.  Why is this?  Is there a way of bypassing this restriction?

Sincerely,

Brian Rankin

Brian,

ports <= 1024 are can only be used by programs with root permissions.
So you either have to login as root (if you can do that) or ask the
SysAdmin to set you program up so it is suid root (no likely)

-Jesse

 >I've written a C program which binds to a port and displays an
 >HTML page.  However it doesn't seem to function when I use a port
 ><= 1024.  Why is this?  Is there a way of bypassing this restriction?

Port-numbers below 1024 are reserved for superuser. Either run your
program as root, make it suid root (be careful with that) or pick a port

Quote:> 1024.

                                                                robert

Are you running this program with setuid 0?
root has privelege to ports below 1024. THe simplest solutions are:
a: use a higer port (>6000 my suggestion)
b: run it as root.

The 1024 mark is there ofr a reason: ports below htis are marked ofr use
by daemons and various network services, and should be kept free for such
use: you might bump into somthing else if you use a port that soething
else expects to find anyting at.

Solution: Use a high port number.

Lord Isildur