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Common Network Ports: What They Are and What They Do

April 24, 2026 by J. Herwick

Common Network Ports: What They Are and What They Do TL;DR — Key Takeaways Network ports are logical endpoints that allow multiple services to share a single IP address — think of the IP address as a building’s street address and the port number as the apartment number. There are 65,535 ports available, divided into … Read more

Categories Networking Basics Tags firewall, networking, ports, security

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