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RPC is based on random ports &gt;32000 not much one can do about that.
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RPC is based on random ports >32000 not much one can do about that.

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Fixed the -1 problem on this question.<br />
Escrow points corrected.<br />
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Fixed the -1 problem on this question.
Escrow points corrected.

kb
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I am having a dilema with RPC. I have 2 systems separated by a firewall. Lets say system A is outside and system B is inside. Port 111 is open from system A to B. Port 32000 is also open from system A to B. B is running a program which registers port 32000 with RPC, and it changes everytime the program restarts. System A is unable to communicate to system B once the program restarts and registeres port 32345 and the firewall needs to be reconfigured.<br />
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My question is:<br />
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How would I force my RPC program to listen on a specific port such as the NFS process? It always gets port 2049 and I'd like to have my program always get port 32000 from the portmapper.
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I am having a dilema with RPC. I have 2 systems separated by a firewall. Lets say system A is outside and system B is inside. Port 111 is open from system A to B. Port 32000 is also open from system A to B. B is running a program which registers port 32000 with RPC, and it changes everytime the program restarts. System A is unable to communicate to system B once the program restarts and registeres port 32345 and the firewall needs to be reconfigured.

My question is:

How would I force my RPC program to listen on a specific port such as the NFS process? It always gets port 2049 and I'd like to have my program always get port 32000 from the portmapper.

RPC Ports

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.