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ipv4 and TCP/UDP ports: Multiple instances of the same program, same port number
I am trying to learn about ipv4, TCP and UDP protocols. I have read that the purpose of a port number being assigned in a TCP or UDP datagram is to ensure that the sending/receiving machines forward ...
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What is the purpose of ports?
I have a few questions in regard to the following explanation of ports I found.
The Application layer talks to the Transport layer through a port.
Ports are numbered and standard ...
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