TCP/IP / Process Status

 

 

The TCP/IP / Process Status screen presents all of the active sockets.

 

 A socket is the term for a TCP/IP communications connection.  The states of connection displayed include Listen (waiting for a connection), Established (where communication is taking place) or Closing (where the communications connection is terminating).

 

Established TCP level sockets will have an LPort (local port) that is the same as the listening port but will have a randomly chosen FPort (foreign port).  The combination of the local address, local port, foreign address and foreign port make a socket unique to the TCP/IP stack.  

 

The Mini-Reports button brings up a pop-up screen that provides quick statistics for the count of local and foreign ports based on the address.