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Topic: IP port

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Favorite possession(s):

Linux box, Windows computer, Nintendo system

Favorite era(s):

1700s

Favorite explorer(s):

Leif Ericson

Favorite food(s):

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
"Beginning Visual Basic 6" by Peter Wright
"Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page" by Scott J McFedries

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking, StarCraft, Quake

Favorite online activity(s):

Chatting on ICQ, Finding warez, Spamming

Favorite quote(s):

"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
"Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steven Wright

Expert Talk

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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

All TCP/IP requests sent to a server require a port number, but when it comes to services such as HTTP and FTP, which have standard port numbers, the browser usually hides these details from the end user.
In TCP/IP and UDP networks, a port is an endpoint to a logical connection and the way a client program specifies a specific server program on a computer in a network.
The code below demonstrates starting a TCP/IP JDBC server on port 9888 of the local machine bound to the given database session.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Sockets are data structures created by using a combination of device IP addresses and reserved TCP/UDP port numbers to indicate connection and delivery service information.
Ports provide a specific and universal location for message delivery, while sockets use the host ip address, port number and the type of service (TCP or UDP) to create a reliable connection.
Selectable IP Port - It is now possible to select an IP Port on the Host and Remote for TCP/IP connections.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

TCP/Com is designed to expose a RS232 serial port to a TCP/IP port on a network and TCPWedge is designed to do the same job as WinWedge Pro except that it inputs data from a TCP/IP port instead of an RS232 serial port.
Modem emulator that enables TCP/IP networking between an Acorn machine and a Windows PC using the serial ports as the network connection.
Each router port or number of ports needs to be configured to a specific processor, so each application at the property will be able to connect to their processor of choice by a TCP/IP address.

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