Auto finding PDC's

Christopher R. Hertel crh at nts.umn.edu
Thu Oct 21 18:59:18 GMT 1999


Why would the PDC send the response to 138?  Is there something other 
than the datagram service running on that port or is the PDC assuming 
(blindly) that it received the message from the datagram service?

Easily confused.

Chris -)-----

> Matt Chapman wrote:
> > 
> > Who's Damn and why can't he find his PDC's...?  :-)
> 
> It's *WORSE* than that ! I'm really pissed at NT right
> now...
> 
> I just coded up the required GetDC mailslot code, checked
> it out, it sends a request - elicits a correct response
> from the DC - BUT THE PDC ALWAYS SENDS THE RESPONSE TO
> UDP PORT 138 INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINATING PORT !!!
> 
> I want to *kill* the NT coder who hard coded that port
> in NT right now......
> 
> A days work down the drain :-(.
> 
> Jeremy.
> 
> -- 
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> a self-assembly Space Shuttle with no instructions.
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Christopher R. Hertel -)-----                   University of Minnesota
crh at nts.umn.edu              Networking and Telecommunications Services


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