Ports in a network
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What is a port ?
~ A port is a logical connection used by the programs and services to exchange information.
How the connection is established between two machines ?
~ A connection is established when a request is initiated to the destination's public IP using a specific port which eventually reaches the router .
What is the function of a router ?
~ A router forwards the connection request from the internet to the destination by using the port forwarding mechanism without which a router will not be able to figure out where to send the request.
What is port forwarding?
~ It is telling your router to accept connection request from specific ports . For example , port 3389 in the case of a remote desktop connection in windows. Once the router is configured with this rule then any request with port defined will be allowed to connect.