Common Terminology Flashcards
To learn sockets and general network terminology
ports 0 through 1,023
non-ephemeral ports / server only
ports 1024 through 65,535
ephemeral ports / determined in real time
ports used for communication or security
communication
TCP/UDP ports
TCP ports are different than UDP ports so no conflict
source port
used by the client to receive data from server
destination port
used by server to receive data from client
DNS lookup utility
DIG
granting an IP address
lease
time-to-live
max number of hops a packet can make before discarded
hop
one portion of the path between source and destination
Telnet
log into devices remotely, not encrypted
SSH
(Secure Shell) log into devices remotely, encrypted
DNS
(Domain Name System) convert the names in a browser to an IP address
SMTP
(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server to server email transfer
IMAP4
(Internet Message Access Protocol) includes management of email inbox from multiple clients
POP3
(Post Office Protocol) basic transfer functionality for mail
FTP
(File Transfer Protocol) transfer files between systems and has login authentication, no encryption
TFTP
(Trivial File Transfer Protocol) very simple file transfer application, no login authentication, no encryption
SFTP
(Secure File Transfer Protocol) uses SSH and can resume interrupted transfers, remote file removal and directory listings, encrypted
DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) automated configuration of an IP address, subnet mask, and other options. Uses DHCP server to lease IP addresses from a pool.