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Subject:Re: Networking terminology From:bcliver -at- manu -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 18 Jun 2004 07:40:16 -0400
>Hi all,
>I was hoping someone with more up-to-date and complete knowledge of
>networking could help me out. I need to write a technical bulletin
regarding
>some changes that Microsoft is making through XP service pack 2, and I
need
>to change some GUI terminology to make it readable.
>The info I have from MS is: After installing XP SP 2 "TCP/IP and UDP will
be
>turned off by default. Applications that connect to a SQL Server database
by
>means of a network will not be able to accept or make connections."
>My SMEs have told me that our users will need to "turn on" the specific
>ports they want to be able to use to access SQL. However, they've given
me
>examples saying such things as "Windows Firewall is disabled on: Local
Area
>Connection." If I understand correctly, "Local Area Connection" is not a
>specific port, but rather could be one of many ports.
In networking, a port is a logical address used by the computer for
communications between it and devices. For example, SQL Server database
listens on a specific port to accept connections from applications. (I
think the default for SQL Server is 1421--can't remember.) TCP/IP and UDP
(universal datagram protocol) both piggyback on IP.
At DOS prompt, use the netstat command to view/manage open ports.
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