How to Find an IP Address and Port Number. Computers and applications connect to remote hosts using IP addresses and port numbers. Every computer connected to a network has an IP address, and data ...

To enable a file-sharing program to access your network, find out what port numbers the software uses to set up port forwarding on the router.

TCP/IP Port Numbers Dec 1, 2007 12:00 AM 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 ...

Summary TCP and UDP port numbers are very important in networking in general and when working with the Cisco IOS.

CSO examines risky network ports based on related applications, vulnerabilities, and attacks, providing approaches to protect the enterprise from malicious hackers who misuse these openings.

Also called "port mapping," port forwarding is directing traffic from the outside world to the appropriate server inside a local TCP/IP network. Internet services are identified by a standard port ...