Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 16:28:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Nowlin <mike@r2d2.smlab.com> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: limit socket connections on 2.1.7 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.970709162626.365A-100000@r2d2.smlab.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970709104754.17219C-100000@shell.uniserve.com>
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On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Tom wrote:
>
> On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Mike Nowlin wrote:
>
> > I'd like to limit the number of incoming TCP connections to a range of
> > port numbers (8000-8999). ("Limit port 8000 to 4 connections, 8001 to 10
> > connections, and 8002 to 13 connections" type of thing...)
>
> This type of thing is normally done at the application level, not in the
> kernel. Whatever application you are using, should not open more
> connections than you want.
>
Yea -- normally I'd do it that way... HOWEVER......
This is being used for a "for sale by connection" service, where the
customers have access to their source code... I sell them a TCP port,
they run their software on it....... I could require they put a certain
block of code in their programs that restrict the number of connections,
but that would be a bit difficult to monitor/enforce.........
Mike
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