How does information travel on the internet?

address of the WatchGuard site is 209.191.160.60 while the domain name is www.watchguard.com.

Protocol

A protocol defines how a packet is bundled up and packaged for shipment across a network. The most commonly used protocols are Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP). In addition, there are special protocols, such as IP, which are used less frequently.

Port number

The port number alerts the computers at both the sending and receiving end how to handle the packet.

Services

A service is the combination of protocol(s) and port numbers associated with a specific application or communication type. To facilitate configuration of your SOHO, WatchGuard lets you select pre-configured versions of several commonly used services.

WatchGuard SOHO services

The WatchGuard SOHO enables you to customize what is allowed both incoming and outgoing through your firewall. With this feature, you can narrowly define what kind of communication is permitted between computers on the Internet and computers on your private network.

To facilitate configuring your SOHO, WatchGuard identifies several commonly used services. A service is the combination of protocol(s) and port numbers associated with a specific application or communication type.

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