In computer networking, a port is a communication endpoint. At the software level within an operating system, a port is a logical construct that identifies...

Networking hardware, also known as network equipment or computer networking devices, are electronic devices that are required for communication and interaction...

equal and opposite current flows Port (computer networking), a virtual data connection between computer programs Port (software), software converted to...

communication network node End system – Computer connected to a network Port (computer networking) – Communications endpoint in an operating system Terminal...

In computer networking, port forwarding or port mapping is an application of network address translation (NAT) that redirects a communication request...

protocols, over whatever medium is used. The computer network can include personal computers, servers, networking hardware, or other specialized or general-purpose...

Internet protocol suite Port (computer networking) List of IP numbers Lists of network protocols "Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry"....

for a specific listening port. The latter is typically used to search for a specific service, for example, an SQL-based computer worm may portsweep looking...

12, 2014. "Physical Network Interface". Microsoft. January 7, 2009. Posey, Brien M. (2006). "Networking Basics: Part 1 - Networking Hardware". Windowsnetworking...

the IEEE Registration Authority's list and some other lists. Port (computer networking) IEEE Std 802.3-2005, 3.2.6 Extended Ethernet Frame Size Support...

A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices...

(UPnP) is a set of networking protocols on the Internet Protocol (IP) that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet...

across the network. The structure and properties of a socket are defined by an application programming interface (API) for the networking architecture...

industrial and consumer products. Server computers may use a serial port as a control console for diagnostics, while networking hardware (such as routers and switches)...

Draft-N, and 802.11 Final-N networking standards. It was not uncommon to see wireless networks composed of several types of AirPort base station serving old...

source IP address and port number. The computer receiving a packet that has undergone NAT establishes a connection to the port and IP address specified...

Hole punching (or sometimes punch-through) is a technique in computer networking for establishing a direct connection between two parties in which one...

transmitting information over computer networks. Deencapsulation (or de-encapsulation) is the reverse computer-networking process for receiving information;...

another computer, a peripheral device or network equipment. This is a non-standard term. Electronically, the several conductors where the port and cable...

netcat (often abbreviated to nc) is a computer networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. The command is...

Internet Protocol (PLIP) is a computer networking protocol for direct computer-to-computer communications using the parallel port, normally used for connections...

In computer networking, a network service is an application running at the network layer and above, that provides data storage, manipulation, presentation...

FileLink is a networking utility on DOS for sharing disks and files between two interconnected computers using the serial port or parallel port. This utility...

The Acorn Network Computer was a network computer (a type of thin client) designed and manufactured by Acorn Computers Ltd. It was the implementation of...

In computing, a parallel port is a type of interface found on early computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals. The name refers to the...

of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It...

client computer on port 113. When the computer is behind NAT, the NAT device silently drops this connection because it does not know to which computer behind...

all traffic from WAN to LAN. In networking terms, services are specific functions typically identified by a network port and protocol. Common examples include...

A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single, aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This...

(Virtual Network Computing) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer. It...