I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoELI5: In computer networking, what is a port?message-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareELI5: In computer networking, what is a port?I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFthisguy@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoLet me know if I am off base here, but could you say that a computer in this respect is like a call center? You call the main number, and to get help with a particular service(process) you also would provide an extension(port number) ?
Let me know if I am off base here, but could you say that a computer in this respect is like a call center? You call the main number, and to get help with a particular service(process) you also would provide an extension(port number) ?