Port No.:-
Port number is the part of the addressing information used to identify the senders and receivers of messages in computer networking. Different port numbers are used to determine what protocol incoming traffic should be directed to. Port number identifies a specific process to which an Internet or other network message is to be forwarded when it arrives at a server. Ports are identified for each protocol and It is considered as a communication endpoint.
Ports are represented by 16-bit numbers. 0 to 1023 are restricted port numbers are as they are used by well-known protocol services. 1024 to 49151 are registered port numbers means it can be registered to specific protocols by software corporations and in last 49152 to 65536 are used as private ports means they can be used by anybody.
Sr. No. |
Name |
Port No. |
1 |
FTP |
20, 21 |
2 |
Telnet |
23 |
3 |
SMTP |
25 |
4 |
DNS |
53 |
5 |
DHCP |
67, 68 |
6 |
HTTP |
80 |
7 |
POP3 |
110 |
8 |
IMAP4 |
143 |