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And to answer the question of what they are, they identify a program on your computer.
Think about your postal service. The address gets the letter to your house, the addressee line gets the letter to you, or your mom, dad ect.
Similar concept. Your MSN traffic doesn't want any HTTP data coming at it and HTTP doesn't want Baulder's Gate multiplay traffic. The port number lets your computer send the data to the right program to handle it.
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