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A number from 0 through 1023 used to identify a network service on an [[IP]] network. Residing in a field in the [[TCP]] or [[UDP]] header, the port number directs packets to the appropriate application in the server. The most well-known port is [[80]], which identifies [[HTTP]] traffic for a Web server. |
A number from 0 through 1023 used to identify a network service on an [[IP]] [[network]]. Residing in a field in the [[TCP]] or [[UDP]] header, the port number directs packets to the appropriate application in the server. The most well-known port is [[80]], which identifies [[HTTP]] traffic for a [[Web]] server. |
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For a list see: [[:Category:Ports]] |
For a list see: [[:Category:Ports]] |
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Revision as of 17:28, 25 April 2006
A number from 0 through 1023 used to identify a network service on an IP network. Residing in a field in the TCP or UDP header, the port number directs packets to the appropriate application in the server. The most well-known port is 80, which identifies HTTP traffic for a Web server.
For a list see: Category:Ports