Port (computer networking) - Wikipedia A port is uniquely identified by a number, the port number, associated with the combination of a transport protocol and the network IP address Port numbers are 16-bit unsigned integers
What is a computer port? | Ports in networking | Cloudflare What is a port? A port is a virtual point where network connections start and end Ports are software-based and managed by a computer's operating system Each port is associated with a specific process or service
Ports explained - Study-CCNA Applications that provide a service (such as FTP and HTTP servers) open a port on the local computer and listen for connection requests A client can request the service by pointing the request to the application’s IP address and port