PORT NUMBERS
- Every application has a rule and that rule has a number. Rule is called protocol and the number is called port number
- Protocol Number = Port Number
- Port is a communication end point
- A port is identified for each transport protocol and address combination by a 16-bit unsigned number, known as the port number.
The common used port numbers are given below:
PORT NUMBER PROTOCOL
20,21 File Transfer Protocol
22 Secure Shell(SSH)
23 Telnet Protocol
25 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
53 Domain Name System(DNS)
67,68 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
80 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
110 Post Office Protocol, version 3 (POP3)
137 NetBIOS Name Service
143 Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
443 Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
445 Microsoft-DS (Directory Services)
3389 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
123 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) (or) Network Time Protocol (NTP)
161,162 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
389 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
1433 Microsoft SQL Server (SQL)
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