what does it mean when a computer is listning when I do a netstat -a?

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what does it mean when a computer is listning when I do a netstat -a?

2006-12-29 15:02:27 · 2 answers · asked by zing97 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security

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The computer is listening on that port for another computer to connect. A web server would have a port listening on port 80. A list of what port programs commonly use can be found here:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers

2006-12-29 15:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means exactly that. The computer is listening (waiting) for connections on that port.

2006-12-29 15:05:54 · answer #2 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋