Web Science/Part1: Foundations of the web/Transmission Control Protocol/Port numbers
Port numbers
- understand the concept of a socket in a TCP/IP package
- understand that ports are part of the TCP header
- be able to explain the difference between solicited and unsolicited TCP/IP traffic
- understand how ports can be used for multiplexing internet connections
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