There are 65,535 possible port numbers, although not all are in common use. Some of the most commonly used ports, along with their associated networking protocol, are: Ports 20 and 21: File Transfer Protocol (FT
A Wi-Fi range extender is a device designed to capture your existing wireless signal and rebroadcast it to create extended coverage in areas where your main router’s signal is weak or non-existent. Also known as Wi-Fi boosters or repeaters, these devices effectively expand your network’s re...
A powerline adapter represents a breakthrough in home networking technology that transforms your electrical wiring into a data highway. These powerline ethernet adapters allow users to extend their internet connection to any power outlet, providing reliable connectivity while eliminating the need for com...
There's a common misconception that an open port is dangerous. This is largely driven by a lack of understanding of how open ports work, why they are open, and which ones shouldn't be open. A quick Google search will produce hundreds of pages suggesting you should close open ports. And ...
With such an autonomous, and liberal, networking mechanism, it becomes clear how easy it is for the establishment of infected connections to spiral out of control. UPnP exploitation can result in more than just the connection of an infected device. Here are just a few examples of the ...
A VLAN trunk port is a networking port that is used to carry traffic for multiple VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) over a single physical connection. Trunk ports are often used to connect switches, routers, and other networking devices in a network, and are typically configured to allow ...
Open Shortest Path Firstrouting has replaced RIP as the most widely used interior gateway protocol in the enterprise. This is mainly due to its simplicity and inability to scale to large, complex networks. In contrast, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a path vector routing protocol used to tra...
Ports, in networking, are virtual communication conduits between connected devices or services. Each port has a unique number that services or devices use to identify what type of traffic the port handles and its destination. This number is assigned by Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). ...
In other scenarios, a port number can be assigned temporarily -- for the duration of the request and its completion -- from a range of assigned port numbers. This is called a temporary port number. Some commonly used ports and their associated networking protocols include the following: ...
Figure 1 S2C VPN networking P2C VPN involves three key components: VPN gateway, server, and client. A VPN gateway provides an Internet egress for a VPC and is bound to a server. A server encapsulates and decapsulates data packets, and defines the port, encryption algorithm, and CIDR bloc...