Common Ports Flashcards
Telnet
TCP 23
Allows one to login to devices remotely via an unencrypted connection.
SSH
TCP 22
Allows one to login to devices remotely via an encrypted connection.
DNS
UDP 53
TCP 53 (for large data)
Resolves domain names to IP addresses.
SMTP
TCP 25 (plaintext)
TCP 587 (TLS encryption)
Server to server email transfer. Also used to send mail from a device to a server.
POP3
TCP 110 (plaintext)
TCP 995 (TLS encryption)
Receive emails from an email server.
IMAP4
TCP 143 (plaintext)
TCP 993 (TLS)
Similar to POP3 but allows for management of email inbox from multiple clients.
SFTP
TCP 22
File transfer via SSH. Provides file system functionality.
FTP
TCP 20 (data channel)
TCP 21 (control channel)
Transfer files across systems. FTP has authentication and file system management.
TFTP
UDP 69
Very simple file transfer. Read/write files. Not used on production systems.
DHCP
UDP 67 (server)
UDP 68 (client)
Automatic configuration of IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and more.
HTTP
TCP 80
Communication with web server.
HTTPS
TCP 443
Web server communication with encryption. (Over SSL or TLS)
SNMP
UDP 161
UDP 162 (alerts/SNMP traps)
Gather statistics from network devices. (network management)
Syslog
UDP 514
Used to collect log data from multiple network devices.
RDP
TCP 3389
Share desktop from a remote location.