Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Question about protocol firstcall42

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:41:34 -0800
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 12:18:55PM -0500, Robert Casto wrote:
> I noticed a small TCP session of 3 packets talking to port 2673 which is
> listed as First Call 42. I have tried searching for information about it
> but all I can find is a listing for it. I have not found any description
> about what this protocol does or what it is used for.

A Google search for

	"first call" 2673

found:

	http://www1.firstcall.com/support/client/support1.shtml?support%7Cclient%7Cproduct

which says:

	First Call for Windows 4.2

	This is a password protected area of the site; please contact
	First Call Client Services to obtain the appropriate password,
	or send a message by e-mail.

	     o First Call for Windows 4.2 software is provided for our
	       customers who have a First Call 4.2 User ID&
	     o Please use port 2673 if possible, but port 8000 will continue
	       to be accessible over the internet. 

It's probably referring to some software called "First Call for Windows
4.2" that uses the port in question.

Reading more stuff on the site to find out what that software is, and
does, is left as an exercise for the reader.