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-square39fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up165arrow-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-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMurray@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoExactly what it says on the tin. It forwards mail/packets received on one or more ports to specific ports on another machine on the network.
what’s port forwarding
Exactly what it says on the tin. It forwards mail/packets received on one or more ports to specific ports on another machine on the network.