On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> i've always opened things up like 80/udp and 22/udp "just because".
tsk. :)
> web and ssh work fine just opening up 80/tcp and 22/tcp. what exactly
> are the udp ports used for?
Confusion control. IETF assigns well-known tcp and udp ports in pairs in
an attempt to limit confusion when people say "port 80" etc.
> is there any reason to open them up?
Not unless you are using them for your own nefarious purposes. :)
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