How do I check whether or not a port has been chosen correctly during the Pro Server set up? Is there any checking by the Install program to verify the validity of the port selected?
Certain ports are reserved for common services, such as FTP. You should avoid using those ports unless you are providing that kind of service. The Windows Sockets specification details these reserved ports. The file WINSOCK.H also lists them. We don’t check the validity of the port and trust the system administrator’s ability to select a port in the range 1024 to 65535 that is not in use.
