Configuring Static Ports for Shared NetInfo Domains


By default, Mac OS X dynamically selects a port in the range 600 through 1023 when it accesses a shared NetInfo domain. You can configure a shared domain for NetInfo access over specific ports. Use the NetInfo Manager application to do this.

  1. Open NetInfo Manager on the computer where the shared domain resides, then open the domain.
  2. Click the lock and authenticate using the name and password of an administrator for the directory domain.
  3. Select the "/" directory in the Directory Browser list.
  4. To change the value of an existing port property, double-click the value in the Value(s) column and make the change.
  5. To delete a port property, select it and choose Delete from the Edit menu.
  6. To add a property, choose New Property from the Directory menu and proceed as follows.

    If you want to use one port for both TCP and UDP packets, double-click new_property and change it to "port." Then change new_value to the port number you want to use.

    If you want separate TCP and UDP ports, double-click new_property and change it to tcp_port. Then change new_value to the TCP port number you want to use. Next double-click new_property and change it to udp_port. This time, change new_value to the UDP port number you want to use.