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When referring to a network or to the Internet, a software or network port is a

location where information is sent through. A commonly used and accessed port is
port 80, which is the http port. A listing of commonly known and used ports can
also be found on the below listing. Users running Microsoft Windows can utilize
the netstat command to view currently active connections that include ports
currently being used.
Users who wish to block ports on their computer or network can use a software or
hardware firewall. If you are unable to get access to a particular port it's likely that
a firewall is already present on the Network or other network settings set by the
administrators have been setup.
Port

Protocol

0
1

Description
Reserved

TCP

TCP Port Service Multiplexer

Remote Job Entry

TCP,
UDP

ECHO

TCP,
UDP

Discard

13

TCP,
UDP

Daytime - RFC 867

17

TCP,
UDP

Quote of the Day

18

TCP,
UDP

Message Send Protocol

19

TCP

Chargen - RFC 864

20

TCP

FTP - Data

21

TCP

FTP - Control

22

TCP

SSH Remote Login Protocol

22

UDP

PCAnywhere

23

TCP

Telnet

24

Private e-mail system

25

SMTP

27
33

TCP

ETRN
Display Support Protocol

35

Private print server

37

TCP,
UDP

Time - RFC 868

38

TCP,
UDP

Route Access Protocol

39

UDP

Resource Location Protocol

42

Nameserv (Host Name Server)

43

Whois

47

NI FTP

48

Default Audit Daemon

49

Login

50

Remote Mail Checking Protocol

52

XNS Time Protocol

53

DNS

57

Private terminal access

58

XNS mail

59

Private file service

60

NI mail

63

whois++

65

TACACS-Database Service

66

Oracle SQL*NET

67

Bootstrap Protocol Server, DHCP

68

Bootstrap Protocol Client, DHCP

69

TFTP

70

Gopher

75

Private dial out service

79

Finger

80

HTTP

80

TCP

Dungeon Siege game

81

HOSTS2 Name Server

82

XFER Utility

87

Any private terminal link

88

Kerberos, XBOX 360

89

SU/MIT Telnet Gateway

92

Network Printing Protocol

93

Device control Protocol

95

SUPDUP

98

TAC news

103

X400

106

3COM-TSMUX

107

Remote Telnet Service

108

SNA Gateway Access Server

109

POP2 (Post Office Protocol version 2)

110

POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3)

115

Simple File Transfer Protocol

118

SQL Services

119

NNTP

130

CISCO FNATIVE

131

CISCO TNATIVE

132

CISCO SYSMAINT

135

Blaster worm

137

NETBIOS Name Service

138

NETBIOS Datagram Service

139

NETBIOS Session Service

143

IMAP

150

SQL-NET

151

HEMS

152

Background File Transfer Program

153

SGMP

154

NETSC

156

SQL Service

158

PCMail Server

161

SNMP

168

RSVD

179

Border Gateway Protocol

190

Gateway Access Control Protocol

200

AppleTalk Routing Maintenance

202

AppleTalk Name binding

204

AppleTalk Echo

206

AppleTalk Zone information

213

IPX

217

dBase Unix

219

Unisys ARP

220

Interactive Mail Access Protocol v3

256
258

Yak Winsock Personal Chat

263

HDAP

264

BGMP

280

HTTP-mgmt

315

DPSI

321

PIP

349

mftp

363

RSVP tunnel

366

ODMR

377

NEC Corporation

378

NEC Corporation

384

A Remote Network Server System

385

IBM Application

387

AppleTalk Update-Based Routing Protocol

391

SynOptics SNMP Relay Port

396

Novell Netware over IP

397

Multi Protocol Trans. Net.

402

Genie Protocol

406

Interactive Mail Support Protocol

413

SMSP

420

SMPTE

430

UTMPSD

431

UTMPSD

443

HTTPS

444

SNMP

445

Microsoft DS

458

Apple Quick Time

511

PassGo

514

Syslog

515

Spooler

519

Unix time

525

Time server

530

rpc

531

Chat

533

Emergency broadcasts

545

Apple Quick Time Server

546

DHCP Client

547

DHCP Server

563

SNEWS

565

whoami

568

Microsoft shuttle

569

MSN

585

IMAP4+SSL

666

Doom Id Software

711

Cisco TDP

799

ControlIT

989

FTP protocol, data, over TLS/SSL

990

FTP protocol, control, over TLS/SSL

992

Telnet protocol over TLS/SSL

993

IMAP4 protocol over TLS/SSL

994

IRC protocol over TLS/SSL

995

POP3 protocol over TLS/SSL

1025
1026
1080

Socks

1477

Microsoft SNA Server

1502

Shiva

1716

America's Army

1755

Microsoft NetShow

1812

RADIUS

2300

UDP

Dungeon Siege game

3074

TCP,
UDP

XBOX 360

3389
3783

Remote Desktop
TCP

4000
4000

Gamespy
ICQ

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net, Diablo, and Diablo II.

5190

AOL (AOL Instant Messenger - AIM)

5191

AOL 1

5192

AOL 2

5193

AOL 3

5631

PCAnywhere

5632

PCAnywhere

5800

TCP

VNC

5801

TCP

VNC

5900

TCP

VNC

5901

TCP

VNC

6073

UDP

Dungeon Siege game

6112

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6113

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6114

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6115

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6116

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6117

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6118

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6119

TCP,
UDP

Battle.net

6500

Net2Phone Registration

6667

IRC

6667

TCP

Gamespy

6801

Net2Phone

7000

VDOLive

7070

Real Audio

7075

Real Audio

8008

HTTP alternative

8080

HTTP alternative

9000

UDP

Asheron's Call game

9010

UDP

Asheron's Call game

9011

UDP

Asheron's Call game

9012

UDP

Asheron's Call game

9013

UDP

Asheron's Call game

12345

Port used by Trend Micro antivirus program. Port 12345 is also

commonly used by various Trojans such as Netbus.

12468

VXtreme

17770 UDP

Battlezone 2 game

17771 TCP,UDP Battlezone 2 game

17772 UDP

Battlezone 2 game

26000

Quake game

27015 TCP

Half-Life

27900 TCP

Gamespy

28900 TCP

Gamespy

29900 TCP

Gamespy

29901 TCP

Gamespy

33334 UDP

Empire Earth game

33335 TCP

Empire Earth game

43188

ReachOut

47624 TCP

Age of Empires game, Baldur's Gate game, and Close Combat game