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> Minecraft has SRV record support He’s scanning IP addresses, not dns names, so there’s no easy way to get SRV records. He could first do a reverse DNS lookup
by TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
> Minecraft has SRV record support
He’s scanning IP addresses, not dns names, so there’s no easy way to get SRV records. He could first do a reverse DNS lookup, but that would slow things down tremendously and also there are many, many Minecraft servers running without DNS names
- dwild 5y agoHis point is that because of SRV record, using the default port is not needed, thus it's make it more likely that a server wouldn't mind being on another port.