Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> writes: > Thanks Dennis. Hey..... I finally understand what ports are. Wikipedia told > me. Am I correct in my understanding that tey are a connection between an > ip address and a service? > > :-)~MIKE~(-: <SNIP>
Yes, IP addresses identify hosts such as sdf.org (192.95.73.15) and on sdf.org a web server is running and listening on port 80. When you type http://sdf.org into Firefox it looks up the IP address and connects to port 80, the default port for the HTTP protocol. dennisk -- 27 Years 1987-2014 SDF Free Public Access UNIX System http://www.sdf.org --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
