Timeline for Difference between a socket and a port
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| Oct 25, 2023 at 21:26 | comment | added | Cloud Cho | Would you add some reference in your answer? | |
| Oct 18, 2016 at 1:29 | comment | added | Dirk Holsopple | HTTP is an application layer protocol that runs on top of transport layer protocols like TCP or UDP. It doesn't have its own concept of ports, it inherits them from the underlying transport layer protocol. | |
| Oct 16, 2016 at 6:46 | comment | added | Hosein Aqajani | you mean that port exists only in TCP and UDP protocols??? What about http and other protocols? | |
| Oct 30, 2012 at 13:07 | comment | added | Tony The Lion | A socket is essentially a 4 tuple made up of: Source IP:Port-Dest IP:Port. | |
| Oct 29, 2012 at 12:23 | history | answered | Dirk Holsopple | CC BY-SA 3.0 |