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ELI5: In computer networking, what is a port? (lemmy.world)
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I often see that network settings have a field for logical port. What is this field.referring to?

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[-] Brkdncr@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

If an ip address is a house number, then a port is an apartment number.

[-] DealBreaker@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

That's the only true ELI5 answer

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