I knew that http is used in port 80 or sometimes 8080...
this was the info i needed. got it from a tool called
currPorts v1.80 - Monitoring Opened TCP/IP network ports / connections
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html
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Process Name : firefox.exe
Process ID : 4384
Protocol : TCP
Local Port : 52929
Local Port Name :
Local Address : 127.0.0.1
Remote Port : 52930
Remote Port Name :
Remote Address : 127.0.0.1
Remote Host Name : Kevin-PC
State : Established
Process Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Product Name : Firefox
File Description : Firefox
File Version : 1.9.1.7
Company : Mozilla Corporation
Process Created On: 1/8/2010 12:52:10 AM
User Name : Kevin-PC\Kevin
Process Services :
Process Attributes: A
Added On : 1/8/2010 12:58:20 AM
Module Filename :
Remote IP Country :
Window Title : Whats firefox's predefined port? - Technibble Forums - Mozilla Firefox
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Guess I should have asked wat remote port firefox uses