Tutorial Computer Port Functionality is Important and Frequently used

Port Computers are Important and Frequently used | As a web developer you may often faced with the problem of the port number on the server computer, the need to install what is needed by a website in order to run properly on the server computer would be disturbed if some ports needed is closed by the holders of its servers (Administrator) for various reasons , which most often is due to security reasons.

Not infrequently, so that the port can be used, there must be permission from the administrator, such as when you want to perform remote desktop to the server, it will not be when the Remote Desktop port (3389) is closed. So usually they will ask, what ports to be opened, or it could be unit specific part of the request for your use.

Here are some common ports that are frequently used by a variety of popular applications that need for us to know, including those often required by a web developer.

Application	Port	Protocol	Information
HTTP	80, 8080	TCP	Hyptertext Transfer Protocol. Used by web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.
HTTPS	443	TCP, UDP	Used for more secure web browser
IMAP	143	TCP	Email application, including Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora and Thunderbird.
FTP	20 to 21	TCP	File Transfer Protocol.
SSH	22	TCP	Secure Shell protocol. Providing a secure session when signing in to the remote machine.
Telnet	23	TCP	Used for remote server administration.
DNS	53	TCP, UDP	Domain Name System protocol to convert domain names into IP addresses.
NNTP	119	TCP	Network News Transfer Protocol, is used to internet discussion groups
NETBIOS	137 to 139	TCP, UDP	NETBIOS, is used for file transfers between a Windows machine.
SNMP	161 to 162	UDP	Simple Network Management Protocol. Used by network administrators to remotely statistics and information gathering.
LDAP	389	TCP, UDP	Lightweight Directory Services Protocol, used to access a centralized database of users and computers.
Microsoft SQL Server	1433 to 1434	TCP, UDP	Application Database.
MySQL	3306	TCP, UDP	Application Database.
Oracle SQL	1521, 1522, 1525, 1529	TCP	Application Database.
Microsoft Terminal Server / Citrix ICA	1494, 1604	UDP	Remote Desktop application.
ICQ	4000	UDP	Instant messenger.
IRC	194	TCP	Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Yahoo Messenger	5010	TCP	Instant messenger.
AOL Instant Messenger	5190	TCP, UDP	Instant messenger.
PCAnywhere	5632	TCP, UDP	Remote Desktop application.
VNC	5800, 5900	TCP	Virtual Network Computer, enabling remote desktop functionality.
Kerberos	88	TCP, UDP	Used for user authentication, usually in the Windows system users.
POP3	110	TCP	Post Office Protocol. To receive email.
SMTP	25	TCP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is used to send the email.
RIP	520	UDP	Routing Information Protocol, a core part of the Internet infrastructure.
Microsoft PPTP	1723	TCP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, implementation of Virtual Private Number.
Windows Media Streaming	1755, 7007	TCP, UDP
Age of Empires	2300 to 2400, 6073, 47624	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Call of Duty	20500, 20510, 28960	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Counter-Strike	1200, 27000 to 27015, 27020 to 27039	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Doom 3	27650, 27666	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Everquest	1024, 6000, 7000	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Far Cry	49001 to 49002, 49124	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
FIFA	3658, 10400 to 10499	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Microsoft Flight Simulator	2300 to 2400, 6073, 23456, 47624	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Gamespy Arcade	3783, 6515, 6500, 6667, 13139, 27900, 28900, 29900, 29901	TCP, UDP	Game browser.
Gnutella	6346	TCP, UDP	P2P file sharing application
GTA2	2300 to 2400, 47624	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Half Life 2	1200, 27000 to 27015, 27020 to 27039	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
iTunes	3689	TCP, UDP	Application Sharing Music.
MSN Messenger	1863, 5190, 6891 to 6901	TCP, UDP	Instant messenger.
NBA Live	3658, 9570, 18699 to 28600	UDP	Multiplayer games.
Need For Speed	80, 1030, 3658, 3659, 9442, 13505, 18210, 18215, 30900 to 30999	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Net2Phone	6801	UDP	VoIP applications.
NetFone	10200	TCP	VoIP applications.
Neverwinter Nights	5120 to 5300, 6500, 6667, 27900, 28900	UDP	Multiplayer games.
NHL	3658, 10300, 13505	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
No One Lives Forever	2300 to 2400, 7000 to 10000, 27888	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
PhoneFree	1034 to 1035, 2644, 8000, 9900 to 9901	TCP, UDP	VoIP applications.
Quake	27650, 27910, 27950, 27952, 27960, 27965	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Quicktime	6970 to 7000	TCP, UDP	Streaming video applications.
Rainbow Six	80, 2346 to 2348, 6667, 7777 to 7787, 8777 to 8787, 40000 to 42999, 44000, 45000	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
RealVNC	5900	TCP, UDP	Remote desktop applications.
TeamViewer	80, 443, 5938	TCP, UDP	Remote desktop applications.
Remote Desktop	3389	TCP, UDP	Generic remote desktop protocol.
Shiva VPN	2233	TCP, UDP	Tunneling Applications.
Soldier of Fortune	28910 to 28915, 20100 to 20112	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Speak Freely	2074 to 2076	UDP	VoIP applications.
Starcraft	6112	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
TeamSpeak	8767, 14534, 51234	TCP, UDP	Online voice chat.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour	80, 443, 9570, 13505, 20803, 20809, 32768 to 65535	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Tight VNC	5800, 5500, 5900	TCP	Remote desktop applications.
Tribes	28000, 28001	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Ultima Online	5001 to 5010, 7775 to 7777, 7875, 8800 to 8900, 9999	TCP	Multiplayer games.
Unreal Tournament	7777 to 7788, 8080, 8777, 9777, 27900, 42292	TCP, UDP	Multiplayer games.
Vonage	5061, 10000 to 20000	UDP	Aplikasi VoIP.
VPhone	11675	TCP, UDP	Aplikasi VoIP.
Warcraft	6112 to 6119	TCP, UDP	Game Multiplayer.
WebcamXP	8080, 8090	TCP	Aplikasi video sharing.
Winamp Streaming	8000 to 8001	TCP	Aplikasi audio streaming.
Wingate VPN	809	TCP, UDP	Aplikasi Tunneling.
World of Warcraft	3724, 6112, 6881 to 6999	TCP	Game Multiplayer.
Worms Armageddon	80, 6667, 17010 to 17012	TCP	Game Multiplayer.
XBox	80, 1900, 3390, 3074, 3776, 3932, 5555, 7777	TCP, UDP	Game appliance.
Azureus	6881 to 6889	TCP, UDP	P2P file sharing application.
DC++	411, 1025 to 32000	TCP, UDP	P2P file sharing application.
Limewire	6346 to 6347	TCP, UDP	P2P file sharing application.

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