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> For all practical purposes, the server is the process that is listening > for incoming connections, while the client is the process that is issuing > active opens to a server. There's no requirement for stable port numbers, > and the roles are often flip-flopped around from their traditional > interpretations (FTP-DATA, H.323, games, etc). Yes, there is no absolute requirement but in terms of real world applications this is how most of them seem to act. I am not trying to take into account every variable or possiblity, only those that roughly approximate observed traffic.
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