CompTIA A+ Common Ports and Protocols
TCP - 20 (Data)
TCP - 21 (Control
FTP port
TCP - 23
Telnet port
TCP - 22
SSH port
TCP - 25
SMPT port
TCP - 53 (zone transfers)
UDP - 52 (queries)
DNS port
UDP - 67,68
DHCP/BOOTP port
TCP - 80
HTTP port
TCP - 110
POP3 port
TCP - 143
IMAP4 port
UDP - 161, 162
SNMP port
TCP - 443
HTTPS port
(HTTP over SSL)
TCP - 3389
RDP port
TCP - 389
LDAP port
TCP - 3020
SMB/CIFS port
Common Internet File System
provides shared access to files, printers, etc
CIFS
File Transfer Protocol
FTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMTP
Domain Name Service
DNS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP
Post Office Protocol version 3
POP3
Internet Message Access Protocol
IMAP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HTTPS
Remote Desktop Protocol
RDP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Automatic assignment of IP addresses
DHCP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP
Simple Network Management Protocol
for managing devices across a network
SNMP
Server Message Block
file and printer sharing for Windows
SMB
Secure Shell
a terminal session that is encrypted
SSH
Secure FTP over SSH
file transfer that is encrypted
SFTP
File Transfer Protocol
file transfer - UNencrypted
FTP