--- openssh-2.3.0p1-orig/bsd-bindresvport.c	Mon Jul 24 23:04:37 2000
+++ openssh-2.3.0p1/bsd-bindresvport.c	Sat Feb 17 14:12:48 2001
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@
 	sa->sa_family = af;
 
 	port = ntohs(*portp);
+
+#if 1
+	for(port=ENDPORT;port>0;port--) 
+	{
+		if (*portp) {
+			if (!(error = bind(sd, sa, salen))) return error;
+			if ((error < 0) && !((errno == EADDRINUSE) || (errno == EINVAL))) return error;
+		}
+		*portp=htons(port);
+	}
+
+#else
+
 	if (port == 0)
 		port = (arc4random() % NPORTS) + STARTPORT;
 
@@ -105,6 +118,7 @@
 		if (port > ENDPORT)
 			port = STARTPORT;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	return (error);
 }