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    Default In QTcpServer->listen() How is a port chosen automatically ?

    Hi,
    The documentation says: "If port is 0, a port is chosen automatically"
    Does it mean completely randomly ?
    or amongst available ports ?
    or in which automatic way ?

    cheers
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    Default Re: In QTcpServer->listen() How is a port chosen automatically ?

    Binding to port zero on Linux/UNIX/Windows allows the operating system to choose a port that is free (it knows which ports are free). The port number will be above 1024, i.e. not system reserved, but otherwise indeterminate.

    I imagine you can retrieve the port number allocated with the serverPort() method.

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