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Originally Posted by datostar
I'm not a computer comms expert by any means, but my understanding is that ....There will always be incoming as well as outgoing data. ...
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Nope. Far too general an analysis. Port numbers limit what sort of connection is allowed.
'oogle port security.
You wouldn't let some stranger come in and plug an unknown USB device or portable hard drive into your computer. You also wouldn't want to allow the same stranger access to your computer by telecom connection.
This may help:
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-reso...what-is-a-port