portmap

[Thomas Bitschnau]

Hi!

On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 17:10, Vano Beridze wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I've got fedora core 2.
> What is portmap package for?

man portmap -> Portmap is a server that converts RPC program numbers
into DARPA protocol port numbers.  It must be running in order to make
RPC calls.
When an RPC server is started, it will tell portmap what port number it 
is listening to, and what RPC program numbers it is prepared to serve.
When a client wishes to make an RPC call to a given program number, it
will first contact portmap on the server machine to determine the port
number where RPC packets should be sent.

Portmap must be started before any RPC servers are invoked.

Normally portmap forks and dissociates itself from the terminal like any
other daemon.  Portmap then logs errors using syslog(3).

Greetings,
--
Thomas B.
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Excellent day to have a rotten day.
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