
About the Internet 123
How computers are identified on the Internet
Well-known ports
Following are some of the most common well-known ports.
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20 | FTP (File Transfer Protocol) data | |
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21 | ftp | FTP (File Transfer Protocol) control |
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23 | telnet | Telnet terminal handler |
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25 | smtp | SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) |
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53 | domain | DNS (Domain Name Service) lookup |
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79 | finger | Finger |
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80 | http | HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) |
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110 | pop3 | POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) |
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113 | auth | Ident Authentication Service |
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119 | nntp | NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) |
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137 | nbname | NetBIOS name (Microsoft Networking) |
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138 | nbdatagram | NetBIOS datagram (Microsoft |
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139 | nbsession | NetBIOS session (Microsoft Networking) |
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143 | imap | IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) |
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194 | irc | IRC (Internet Relay Chat) |
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389 | ldap | LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access |
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443 | https | HTTPS (Secure HTTP) |
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How computers are identified on the Internet
Millions of computers are connected to the Internet. When you are trying to identify computers, it is easier to work with groups of computers rather than having to identify each one individually. Subnet masks provide a way to identify a group of related computers, such as those on your local network.