>Active UNIX domain sockets (w/o servers) >Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 824491 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 824490 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 824228 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 824227 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 824171 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 824147 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 715277 /dev/log >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 715276 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 2095 /dev/log >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 2094 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 1158 /dev/log >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 1157 >unix 2 [ ] STREAM 1126 /dev/log >unix 2 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 1125 >unix 1 [ ] STREAM 1054 >
These are 'unix domain' sockets. They are a seperate protocol from tcp/ip, and AFAIK are mainly unsed by X11. Any comprehensive unix network programming book would discuss them, and the advantages/disadvantages of them over tcp/ip. But for normal users, they are jsut a different type of socket that some programs use. Carl
