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From: brian@apocalypse.saturn.net (Brian Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Listening at a socket
Date: 21 Jun 1997 05:43:20 GMT
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In article <5oboso$m32$1@scanner.worldgate.com>, Marc Slemko wrote:
>The origin port.  One view of a socket is a combination of four bits
>of information; the local port, the remote port, the local IP, and 
>the remote IP.  The combination of those uniquely identifies
>the connection.

Close. A socket is 5 bits of information, the protocol is also
included.