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...

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

Computer connected to a network Hostname – Label that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network Port (computer networking) – Communications endpoint...

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...

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

connected to a computer network. Early computers had very limited connections to other devices, but perhaps the first example of computer networking occurred...

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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)...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Arista Networks, Inc. (formerly Arastra) is an American computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells...

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

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...

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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 (RFB) protocol to remotely control another computer. It...

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...