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General Support
We are pleased
to receive and respond to our customers questions and comments. Please
choose the most appropriate E-Mail address for your message from the list
below. Our staff strives to answer customer requests as quickly as
possible, and most senders receive a response within one business day.
Webmaster:
patternjake@hotmail.com
Support:
support@elementsoftware.co.uk
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQs)
Q:
What is an IP Address?
A: Every computer that communicates over the Internet
is assigned an IP address that uniquely identifies the device and
distinguishes it from other computers on the Internet. An IP address
consists of four parts. For example :
206.13.28.12
Think
of your IP address as what your phone number is to you. Every device on a
TCP/IP network has an address.
Q: What are ports?
In TCP/IP networking ports are the endpoint to a
logical connection. When you type in a web site address your computer is
opening up a connection on a remote port and asking for the web pages to
be sent to your computer. There are a total of 65535 ports total.
Here is a list of common ports and how they are typically used :
|
Port Number
|
Description
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| 1 |
TCP Port Service Multiplexer (TCPMUX) |
| 5 |
Remote Job Entry (RJE) |
| 7 |
ECHO |
| 18 |
Message Send Protocol (MSP) |
| 20 |
FTP -- Data |
| 21 |
FTP -- Control |
| 22 |
SSH Remote Login Protocol |
| 23 |
Telnet |
| 25 |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) |
| 29 |
MSG ICP |
| 37 |
Time |
| 42 |
Host Name Server (Nameserv) |
| 43 |
WhoIs |
| 49 |
Login Host Protocol (Login) |
| 53 |
Domain Name System (DNS) |
| 69 |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) |
| 70 |
Gopher Services |
| 79 |
Finger |
| 80 |
HTTP |
|
103 |
X.400 Standard |
|
108 |
SNA Gateway Access Server |
|
109 |
POP2 |
|
110 |
POP3 |
|
115 |
Simple File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) |
|
118 |
SQL Services |
|
119 |
Newsgroup (NNTP) |
|
137 |
NetBIOS Name Service |
|
139 |
NetBIOS Datagram Service |
|
143 |
Interim Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) |
|
150 |
NetBIOS Session Service |
|
156 |
SQL Server |
|
161 |
SNMP |
|
179 |
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) |
|
190 |
Gateway Access Control Protocol (GACP) |
|
194 |
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) |
|
197 |
Directory Location Service (DLS) |
|
389 |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
|
396 |
Novell Netware over IP |
|
443 |
HTTPS |
|
444 |
Simple Network Paging Protocol (SNPP) |
|
445 |
Microsoft-DS |
|
458 |
Apple QuickTime |
|
546 |
DHCP Client |
|
547 |
DHCP Server |
|
563 |
SNEWS |
|
569 |
MSN |
|
1080 |
Socks |
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