So when I go to one of the mud sites what do I do next? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Muds was StarWars browsergame?
> Hi, Mark. > Well, I will try and explain ports without going in to a major > discussion of computer networking. Here is the short version of it. > Every program that works on a computer network, say the internet, > broadcasts on and connects via what is called a port. For example, when > you fire up your web browser and go to > www.somewhere.com > your web browser connects with the servers port 80 which handles http > stuff via a web hosting software like apache or IIS. > When you use your email say sending email it connects to your mail > server on a different port, port 25 SMTP, which is where sendmail, > postfix, exem, and other mail transport server software lives. > Well, other programs residing on your computer may connect on a > different port. For example, mud clients run on port numbers usually > above 5000. > Simplest answer, is it is kind of like a private phone extention for a > program service trying to be reached. > Look at it this way. You can dial > somewhere.com > port 22: admin secure shell. > port 25: sending mail. > port 26: logged in via telnet. > port 80: viewing web page. > port 5000: playing game. > So depending on what port you are connected to will determine if you can > access ftp, ssh secure shell, sending mail, viewing web content, playing > a game, etc.... > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
