Common Ports

Port Name Protocol Application
20 FTP TCP (Data) Large active File Transfers
21 FTP TCP (Control)Used for sending commands(login, files)
22 SSH TCP Secure remote access
25 SMTP TCP Mail Transfer, Sending Only
53 DNS TCP/UDP Resolves Domain Names/IP
67 DHCP UDP Assigns IP’s to network hosts
68 DHCP UDP (Server)Sends DHCP config to reciever
69 TFTP UDP (Client) Recieves config from server
80 HTTP TCP Unencrytped web traffic
110 POP3 TCP Fetches email to host & removes them from server
123 NTP UDP Syncs system clock across network
135 RCP TCP/UDP Remote Procedural Call(Windows remote)
143 IMAP TCP Retrieves Emails without deleting(multidevice)
161 SNMP UDP Polls devices for metrics
162 SNMP UDP Device alerts
389 LDAP TCP/UDP Directory access
443 HTTPS TCP Secure web traffic
445 SMB TCP LAN file transfer(Samba on Linux)
3389 RDP TCP Remote Desktop