Explain Like I'm FiveEnglish • 2 years ago

ELI5: In computer networking, what is a port?

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ELI5: In computer networking, what is a port?

Explain Like I'm FiveEnglish • 2 years ago

I often see that network settings have a field for logical port. What is this field.referring to?

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10•2 years ago
If IP addresses are streets, ports are mailboxes.

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