Commonly Used Ports
Commonly Used Ports
These are the most commonly used ports, alongside their port numbers.
- 20: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) data channel.
- 21: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) control channel. The commands port.
- 22: Secure Shell (SSH). Remote management protocol OS.
- 23: Telnet, or terminal network, for protocol implementation text interface across a network.
- 25: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
- 37: Time protocol.
- 43: WHOIS. Protocol for obtaining registration of ownership details for IP addresses and domain names.
- 53: Domain Name System (DNS).
- 67: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Dynamic IP.
- 69: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
- 79: Finger protocol.
- 80: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
- 88: Kerberos.
- 109: Post Office Protocol v2 (POP2). Protocol for receiving emails, version two.
- 110: Post Office Protocol v3 (POP3). Protocol for receiving emails, version three.
- 115: Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). Protocol for secure transmission of data.
- 118: SQL Services.
- 123: Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- 143: Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). Protocol at the application level, for accessing emails.
- 161: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Protocol for device management.
- 162: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Trap.
- 179: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
- 194: Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
- 389: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Application layer protocol.
- 443: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). HTTP protocol, with support for encryption.
- 464: Kerberos reset password.
- 465: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol over SSL (SMTPS).
- 514: Syslog.
- 515: Line Printer Daemon (LPD). Protocol for remote printing.
- 530: Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
- 543: Kerberos login.
- 544: Real Time Stream Control Protocol (RTSP).
- 547: DHCPv6 server.
- 993: Internet Message Access Protocol over SSL (IMAPS). IMAP protocol with support for SSL encryption.
- 995: Post Office Protocol 3 over SSL (POP3S). POP3 protocol with support for SSL encryption.
- 1080: SOCKet Secure (SOCKS). Protocol for receiving secure and anonymous access.
- 3128: Proxy. Port often used for proxies.
- 3306: MySQL, for MySQL database.
- 3389: Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), for Windows.
- 5432: Postgres Database (PostgreSQL).
- 5900: Virtual Network Computing (VNC). For desktop remote access.
- 5938: TeamViewer, for the remote-control system, to facilitate data computer and data exchange.
- 8080: HTTP/Web. An alternate HTTP protocol port.
source: https://www.dnsstuff.com/open-port-checkers-scanners