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I often see that network settings have a field for logical port. What is this field.referring to?

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[–] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 5 points 1 year ago

Expanding on the building analogy. It's more like a package gets dropped off at the building with a room number (port number) attached. The building mail room (operating system) Then hands this package off to the room number listed. With the room being some process ruining on the computer