udp is what i believe is called a connectionless protocol, data is sent without regard to whether previous data has been received intact, tcp on the other hand allows for packets to be re-requested if they are missing or corrupt, udp is definitely used over the internet
bascule On Saturday 27 October 2001 4:43 am, you wrote: > I went to sygatetech.com and ran their UDP scan and it shows most ports > closed and a few open ports. Maybe I don't fully understand networking > protocols but isn't UDP a protocol used on LAN's only? If not, how do I put > them into a stealth mode? The TCP ports all show blocked/stealth.
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