provide a sort of firewall and allow for a wider address range to be used internally without danger of conflict. Using the router’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
Port
Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers:
Application | Protocol | Port Number |
Telnet | TCP | 23 |
FTP | TCP | 21 |
SMTP | TCP | 25 |
POP3 | TCP | 110 |
H.323 | TCP | 1720 |
SNMP | UCP | 161 |
SNMP Trap | UDP | 162 |
HTTP | TCP | 80 |
PPTP | TCP | 1723 |
PC Anywhere | TCP | 5631 |
PC Anywhere | UDP | 5632 |
PPP
PPPis the
PPPoA (RFC 2364)
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