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Can someone please explain what a gateway means i simple terms? When I think of a gateway, I generally visualize it as a door to a home. In software what is a g
by hi41 5y ago
Can someone please explain what a gateway means i simple terms? When I think of a gateway, I generally visualize it as a door to a home. In software what is a gateway and what does it do?
- xethron 5y agoHi @hi41, this is almost the same in computer terms. This app opens up a "door" or a "path" for another application on the network to send and receive SMS's via your Android phone. So you could have software on your computer, that uses the gateway on your phone, to send and receive SMS's.
- hi41 5y agoThank you for your response. How is this different from a port which is used for communication over tcp/ip? Isn’t a port used for another client to connect.
- Moru 5y agoA port is a destination. The gateway is the program listening on this port and rerouting requests elsewhere. Usually after adjusting for something or simplifying talking to old/new equipment/services. Internet is just one way of communication. Often a gateway enables talking between different communication ways.