> No question is "too dumb" for a beginners' list.
>
> 23 . You look up this sort of information in the file /etc/services .
>
> IF you want to connect to a different port, you specify that on the
command
> line. For example,
>
> telnet somehost 25
>
> will attempt to connect to port 25 (smtp) on somehost.
And if you don't believe it you can see it in action.
The port numbers are in the TCP line.
I cheated and used an ax25 port to capture.
This one is from a telnet.
Tue Jul 18 01:17:55 2000 - ax7 sent:
AX25: VK3BVP-1->VK3BVP-3 UI pid=IP
IP: len 47 bvpip->vk3bvp-3 ihl 20 ttl 19 prot TCP
TCP: 23->1077 Seq x67afa01d Ack x604565 ACK PSH Wnd 432 Data 7
0000 login:
This one is from a pop3 server.
Tue Jul 18 01:33:29 2000 - ax7 sent:
AX25: VK3BVP-1->VK3BVP-3 UI pid=IP
IP: len 76 bvpip->vk3bvp-3 ihl 20 ttl 19 prot TCP
TCP: 110->1082 Seq x4bc45000 Ack x6e8861 ACK PSH SYN Wnd 432 MSS 216 Data 32
0000 +OK bvpip.ampr.org. POP3 ready..
/17/00 +0530, you wrote:
> >sorry if the question seems too dumb...
> >
> >when i say telnet and a hostname which port does it normally connect to
> >i.e which is the default port that i connect to.
>
>
> --
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