Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2
ephemeral port
Also written: ephemeral ports
A temporary port the system picks for a client, such as 54531 on the laptop. The answer comes back to this port, and a new socket usually gets a different one.
Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 2
Also written: ephemeral ports
A temporary port the system picks for a client, such as 54531 on the laptop. The answer comes back to this port, and a new socket usually gets a different one.