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What Port Does Ethereum Use?

Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of fraud or third party interference.

Ethereum is used to build decentralized applications (DApps) on its platform. A DApp has front end code and a back end code.

The front end code is running on the user’s device, while the back end code is running on the Ethereum network.

NOTE: WARNING: Ethereum is an open source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract functionality. It uses ports such as TCP and UDP to communicate with other Ethereum nodes. Be aware that while many Ethereum applications will use the default port 30303, some may use different ports. For this reason, it is important to check which ports are being used by the application in question before making any changes.

Port numbers are used to identify which application or process is communicating over the network. Port numbers are divided into three ranges: well-known ports, registered ports, and dynamic or private ports.

The well-known ports are those from 0 through 1023. These are reserved for system processes and applications with root privileges. Registered ports are those from 1024 through 49151. These can be used by any application, but they must be registered with the IANA.

Dynamic or private ports are those from 49152 through 65535. These can be used by any application, but they are not registered with the IANA.

Ethereum uses port 30303 for both UDP and TCP communications. This port is assigned to the “ethereum” service by the IANA.

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