Details of port 53

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Port: 53/tcp Type: DNS TCP
Description:
53/tcp is a standard port for DNS service. DNS primarily uses UDP on port 53 to serve requests. Almost all DNS queries consist of a single UDP request from the client followed by a single UDP reply from the server. TCP comes into play only when the response data size exceeds 512 bytes, or for such tasks as zone transfer.
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Related links:
RFC 1033
RFC 1034
RFC 1035
Related ports:
53/udp
Port: 53/udp Type: DNS UDP
Description:
53/udp is a standard port for DNS (Domain Name Server) service. DNS primarily uses UDP on port 53 to serve requests. Almost all DNS queries consist of a single UDP request from the client followed by a single UDP reply from the server.
[Detailed description]
Related links:
RFC 1033
RFC 1034
RFC 1035
Related ports:
53/tcp
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