Utility of tcp port LucasFilm ?

[francoishefr]

This is an extract of /etc/services file on an SCO 5

...
ntalk 518/udp
efs 520/tcp # for LucasFilm
route 520/udp router routed # RIP V1/V2

port 520/tcp ,efs is for LucasFilm ?
Is someone knows what it's for ?
Maybe my SCO has "the force to survive" !

 

[Hemo]

Doing a search on Google yields little but speculation that George Lucas may have paid some fees or what not. Who knows. Port 520 (tcp) is listed by Microsoft as for efs services, and then a comment field 'for LucasFilm'. efs is described as 'Extended Filename Server'.

port 520 is also used with OfficeConnect routers, etc. as well as RIP and routed uses. (udp)

That said, there _are_ times when I think my SCO box has taken a liking to the 'dark side'.

 

[KenCunningham]

Given recent licensing events, I think SCO as a company seems to have gone over too. Now where did I leave that Millennium Falcon?

 

[francoishefr]

The Official Network Working Groups made an RFC 1060 on the service number assignment:

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1060.html

520 tcp is affected to :
efs 520/tcp extended file name server

But they did not make link with LucasFilm.

I didn't have an other unix than SCO or RedHat.
It's interesting to verify if AIX, HP-UX, SOLARIS,...
is influenced by LucasFilm ...

The research goes on, maybe the force is with us !

 

[Annihilannic]

Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6 and 8 just say "routed". Sorry!

Annihilannic.

 

[Annihilannic]

Ken, I thought you were still flying that Decade Duck?

Annihilannic.

 

[KenCunningham]

Well yes, but usually by the seat of my pants!