Port mapper

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The port mapper is a service that runs on nodes on the Internet for the purpose of mapping an ONC RPC program number to the network address of the server that listens for the program number.

[edit] External links

• RFC 1833 - the specification of the ONC RPC port mapping protocol.

[edit] See also

• portmap
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Network Information Service (NIS)
• Network File System (NFS)
• File alteration monitor (FAM)