[NTLUG:Discuss] Allocating Port addresses.

[terry]

Steve Baker wrote:
> MadHat wrote:
> 
>> #       http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers
>>
>> I would start there.  Basically, all you can really do is pick one not 
>> in use.  But you will almost always find some app that already uses 
>> the port you want to use.
> 
> 
> :-(
> 
> Oh.  That's exactly what I hoped *wouldn't* be the case.
> 
> Well - I guess the smart move would be to pick some very popular
> game and use the same port they do.  People rarely try to play
> too games at once - and I'd guess that the port number that popular
> games used are only blocked in places where my port should be blocked
> too.
>

Speaking of being blocked, if that's the case, will nmap report that the 
  port is "filtered"?  In other words, what does nmap mean when it says 
"filtered"?