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From: "Gasparovski / Daniel (ISE)" <u923168@student.canberra.edu.au>
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Subject: udp echo port
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Hi,

I just upgraded to 2.1 and noticed the following in /etc/inetd.conf:

echo    stream  tcp     nowait  root    internal
[...]
#echo   dgram   udp     wait    root    internal

Why is the TCP echo port enabled but the UDP echo port disabled?

The reason I ask is because Slirp, a SLIP/PPP emulator, uses the UDP echo 
port to emulate "ping" packets.


Dan ...
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