Why there are 65535 ports
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Wondering why they chose to have 16-bit (65535) ports. Why not just 256 or millions. I understand it's a power of 2, but not why it was this size. Wondering in what situations it would make sense to have a different amount, either smaller or significantly larger.
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asked 11 mins ago
Lance Pollard Lance Pollard
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Uh…Because TCP or UD...