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 ====== Commonly Used TCP Ports ====== ====== Commonly Used TCP Ports ======
  
-The following TCP ports are used to provide common network services such as e-mail and remote access.+The following TCP ports are used to provide common network services such as e-mail and remote access.  UDP is a connectionless protocol that is not frequently forwarded.
  
-In the interest of security, a person would normally only forward secure ports to an inside host.  For example, you might forward port 995 (POPS) instead of port 110 (POP) as the standard POP protocol passes passwords across the Internet in plain text, whereas POPS is an (SSL) encrypted protocol.+These are some of the most common ports that might be to be forwarded to an internal server from an external 'gateway/router/firewall' device.
  
-These are some of the most common ports that might be to be forwarded to and internal server from an external 'gateway/router/firewall' device.+:!: In the interest of security, a person would normally only forward secure (encrypted) ports to an inside host.  For example, you might forward port 995 (POPS) instead of port 110 (POP) as the standard POP protocol passes passwords across the Internet in plain text, whereas POPS is an (SSL) encrypted protocol.
  
-You should only forward the ports for the services you want to expose to the outside (Internet).+:!: You should only forward the ports for the services you want to expose to the outside (Internet).
  
-    * 20 FTP +|**Port**|**Name**|**Description**|**Notes**| 
-    21 FTP +|20|FTP Data|File Transfer Protocol|Server -> Client Data Connection. You don't need to forward port 21 if your clients use the common "Passive Mode".| 
-    22 SSH +|21|FTP Control|File Transfer Protocol|Client -> Server Control Connection| 
-    25 SMTP +|22|SSH|Secure Shell|Encrypted secure shell and secure file transfers (SFTP)| 
-    80 HTTP +|25|SMTP|Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|Used to transfer mail between mail servers and for mail submitted by mail clients. May be secured with TLS.| 
-    110 POP3 +|80|HTTP|Hypertext Transfer Protocol|The common WWW protocol used by web browsers| 
-    143 IMAP +|110|POP3|Post Office Protocol v3|Mail retrieval. Client-based message store.| 
-    443 HTTPS +|143|IMAP|Internet Mail Access Protocol|Mail retrieval. Server-based message store.| 
-    465 SMTP over SSL +|443|HTTPS|HTTP over SSL|Encrypted web traffic| 
-    * 902 - VMware Console ((VMware Server version 1.x server management console used port 902 Version 2.x uses the Web Access console.)) +|465|SMTPS|SMTP over SSL|Encrypted mail traffic| 
-    993 IMAP over SSL +|587|Submission|SMTP on alternate port|Used with SMTP protocol to submit mail from mail clients. May be secured with TLSOften used when ISP blocks port 25.| 
-    995 POP over SSL +|993|IMAPS|IMAP over SSL|Encrypted mail retrieval. Client-based message store.| 
-    1723 PPTP (VPN) ((PPTP also requires forwarding of the GRE Protocol. Check the documentation for the device you are using.)) +|995|POPS|POP over SSL|Encrypted mail retrieval. Server-based message store.| 
-    3389 RDP (Remote Desktop+|1723|PPTP|Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol|PPTP also requires forwarding of the GRE Protocol. Check the documentation for the device you are using on forwarding of protocols.| 
-    * 4125 - Remote Web Workplace ((The Microsoft Small Business Server Remote Web Workplace uses port 4125.)) +|3389|RDP|Remote Desktop Protocol|Newer versions of RDP are more secure and support more features.| 
-    5900 VNC +|5900|VNC|Virtual Network Computing|This remote control protocol may also be used on other ports such as 5901, 5902, etc.|
-    * 8222 - VMware Web Access +
-    * 8333 - VMware Web Access over SSL+
  
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