NW Kings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding TCP ports is essential for managing network traffic and ensuring effective communication. But what is a TCP port? This blog will delve into what a TCP port is, how it works, its significance in networking, and the different types of ports, including well-known and dynamic ports.

UDP port 40

UDP port TCP Port IP Address 40

Kentik

DECEMBER 18, 2017

As for IP protocols, when we look at which ones our customers are most commonly seeing on their networks (above right), it’s not surprising that TCP (protocol 6, for those not familiar) comes out on top, with almost 71% of the traffic. UDP (protocol 17) is down in the number 5 spot with only 3.2%

Protocol 40

Protocol UDP port Port TCP 40

CloudFaire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Published in November 1987, RFC 1035 notes that The Internet supports name server access using TCP [ RFC-793 ] on server port 53 (decimal) as well as datagram access using UDP [ RFC-768 ] on UDP port 53 (decimal). for UDP, 9.6% for TCP, and 1.7% Cloudflares 1.1.1.1 over these four protocols.

DNS 96

DNS Protocol TCP Internet 96

CloudFaire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Summary of the amplification attack QUIC is an Internet transport protocol that is encrypted by default. It offers equivalent features to TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and TLS (Transport Layer Security), while using a shorter handshake sequence that helps reduce connection establishment times.

IP Address 104

IP Address Server Protocol TCP 104