[zeromq-dev] [PATCH] Moved tests off 5555 (conflict with Eclipse)

[Martin Sustrik]

On 04/26/2011 07:52 PM, Pieter Hintjens wrote:
> Attached is a patch that moves the TCP test cases off port 5555, which
> is used by Eclipse (and probably likely to collide with other apps).

Yes. See here:

"Despite being officially registered to the Infoseek Personal Agent 
protocol, the communication port 5555 also plays host to a number of 
other services. One of the more popular protocols to gain access to this 
port is the HP Data Protector application which is responsible for 
automating high performance recovery and backup from the disk storage 
device to the tape media.
Via the network port 5555, a balance between lowering IT operation cost 
and better operation efficiency is achieved. The execution of this model 
is designed to provide an easy and simple to understand interface which 
reduces complexity normally associated with data transmission over 
extended networks. The availability of this port supports the extensive 
scalability features of this single product.
The usage of the communication port 5555 also ensures a zero downtime in 
the application's operation coupled with an online support for extended 
databases.
The computer port 5555 also allows for the implementation of the SAP 
(Session Announcement Protocol) used for broadcasting information 
related to multicast sessions."

However, we may encounter the same problem with 5560 sooner or later. 
What about using one of the high ports instead?

Martin