Port Number/LayerNameDescription
1tcpmuxTCP Port Service Multiplexer
5rjeRemote Job Entry
7echoEcho service
9discardNull service for connection testing
11systatSystem status for listing connected ports
13daytimeSends date and time to requesting host
17qotdSends daily quotes to connected hosts
18mspMessage Send Protocol
19chargenCharacter Generator service; sends endless character stream
20ftp-dataFTP data port
21ftpFile Transfer Protocol (FTP) port; sometimes used by File Service Protocol (FSP)
22sshSecure Shell (SSH) service
23telnetTelnet service
25smtpSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
37timeTime Protocol
39rlpResource Location Protocol
42nameserverInternet Name Service
43nicnameWHOIS directory service
49tacacsTerminal Access Controller Access Control System for TCP/IP-based authentication and access
50re-mail-ckRemote Mail Check Protocol
53domainDomain Name Service (e.g., BIND)
63whois++WHOIS++, extended WHOIS service
67bootpsBootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) service; also used by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service
68bootpcBootstrap (BOOTP) client; also used by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client
69tftpTrivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
70gopherGopher Internet document search and retrieval
71netrjs-1Remote Job Service
72netrjs-2Remote Job Service
73netrjs-3Remote Job Service
73netrjs-4Remote Job Service
79fingerFinger service for user contact information
80httpHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for World Wide Web (WWW) service
88kerberosKerberos network authentication system
95supdupTelnet protocol extension
101hostnameHostname service on SRI-NIC machines
102iso-tsapISO Development Environment (ISODE) network applications
105csnet-nsMailbox Name Server; also used by CSO Name Server
107rtelnetRemote Telnet
109pop2Post Office Protocol version 2
110pop3Post Office Protocol version 3
111sunrpcRemote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol for remote command execution, used by Network File System (NFS)
113authAuthentication and identification protocol
115sftpSecure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) service
117uucp-pathUnix-to-Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) path service
119nntpNetwork News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) for USENET discussion system
123ntpNetwork Time Protocol (NTP)
137netbios-nsNETBIOS Name Service used by Samba in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
138netbios-dgmNETBIOS Datagram Service used by Samba in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
139netbios-ssnNETBIOS Session Service used by Samba in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
143imapInternet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
161snmpSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
162snmptrapSNMP traps
163cmip-manCommon Management Information Protocol (CMIP)
164cmip-agentCommon Management Information Protocol (CMIP)
174mailqMAILQ
177xdmcpX Display Manager Control Protocol
178nextstepNeXTStep window server
179bgpBorder Gateway Protocol
191prosperoClifford Neuman's Prospero service
194ircInternet Relay Chat (IRC)
199smuxSNMP UNIX Multiplexer
201at-rtmpAppleTalk routing
202at-nbpAppleTalk name binding
204at-echoAppleTalk echo service
206at-zisAppleTalk zone information
209qmtpQuick Mail Transfer Protocol (QMTP)
210z39.50NISO Z39.50 database
213ipxInternetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), a datagram protocol commonly used in Novell Netware environments
220imap3Internet Message Access Protocol version 3
245linkLINK
347fatservFatmen server
363rsvp_tunnelRSVP tunnel
369rpc2portmapCoda file system port mapper
370codaauth2Coda file system authentication service
372ulistprocUNIX Listserv
389ldapLightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
427svrlocService Location Protocol (SLP)
434mobileip-agentMobile Internet Protocol (IP) agent
435mobilip-mnMobile Internet Protocol (IP) manager
443httpsSecure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
444snppSmall Network Paging Protocol
445microsoft-dsServer Message Block (SMB) over TCP/IP
464kpasswdKerberos password and key change service
468photurisPhoturis session key management protocol
487saftSimple Asymmetric File Transfer (SAFT) protocol
488gss-httpGeneric Security Service (GSS) for HTTP
496pim-rp-discRendezvous Point Discovery (RP-DISC) for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) service
500isakmpInternet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP)
535iiopInternet Internal Object Request Protocol (IIOP)
538gdomapGNUstep Distributed Object Mapper (GDOMAP)
546dhcpv6-clientDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6 client
547dhcpv6-serverDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6 server
554rtspReal-time Stream Protocol (RTSP)
563nntpsThrough security socket layer network News Transfer Protocol (NNTPS)
565whoamiwhoami
587submissionMail message submission agent (MSA)
610npmp-localNetwork peripheral management protocol (NPMP) local/distributed queuing system (DQS)
611npmp-guiNetwork peripheral management protocol (NPMP) GUI/distributed queuing system (DQS)
612hmmp-indHMMP indication/DQS
631ippInternet Printing Protocol (IPP)
636ldapsThrough security socket layer lightweight directory access protocol (LDAPS)
674acapApplication configuration access protocol (ACAP)
694ha-clusterUsed with high availability clusters' heartbeat service
749kerberos-admKerberos version 5 (v5) of "kadmin" database administration
750kerberos-ivKerberos version 4 (v4) service
765websterWeb dictionary
767phonebookWeb phone book
873rsyncrsync file transfer service
992telnetsThrough security socket layer Telnet (TelnetS)
993imapsThrough security socket layer internet message access protocol (IMAPS)
994ircsThrough security socket layer internet Relay Chat (IRCS)
995pop3sThrough security socket layer mail service version 3 (POPS3)

Port Number/LayerNameComments
512/tcpexecUsed for authenticating remotely executed processes
512/udpbiff[comsat]Asynchronous mail client (biff) service and client (comsat)
513/tcploginRemote login (rlogin)
513/udpwho[whod]List of logged-in users
514/tcpshell[cmd]Remote shell (rshell) and remote copy (rcp) without login
514/udpsyslogUNIX system logging service
515printer[spooler]Printer (lpr) spooling
517/udptalkRemote conversation service and client
518/udpntalkNetwork talk (ntalk), remote conversation service and client
519utime[unixtime]UNIX Time Protocol (utime)
520/tcpefsExtended File Name Server (EFS)
520/udprouter[route,routed]Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
521ripngRouting Information Protocol for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
525timed[timeserver]Time daemon (timed)
526/tcptempo[newdate]Tempo
530/tcpcourier[rpc]Courier Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol
531/tcpconference[chat]Internet Relay Chat
532netnewsNetnews
533/udpnetwallNetwall for emergency broadcasting
540/tcpuucp[uucpd]Unix-to-Unix Copy service
543/tcpkloginKerberos version 5 (v5) remote login
544/tcpkshellKerberos version 5 (v5) remote shell
548afpovertcpAppletalk Filing Protocol (AFP) over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
556remotefs[rfs_server,rfs]Brunhoff's Remote File System (RFS)

Port Number/LayerNameComments
1080socksSOCKS network application proxy service
1236bvcontrol[rmtcfg]Garcilis Packeten remote configuration server
1300h323hostcallscH.323 video conference host call security
1433ms-sql-sMicrosoft SQL server
1434ms-sql-mMicrosoft SQL monitor
1494icaCitrix ICA client
1512winsMicrosoft Windows Internet Name Server
1524ingreslockIngres Database Management System (DBMS) lock service
1525prospero-npUnprivileged Prospero
1645datametrics[old-radius]Datametrics/former radius project
1646sa-msg-port[oldradacct]sa-msg-port/former radacct project
1649kermitKermit file transfer and management service
1701l2tp[l2f]Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)/Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F)
1718h323gatediscH.323 telephony gatekeeper discovery mechanism
1719h323gatestatH.323 telephony gatekeeper status
1720h323hostcallH.323 telephony host call setup
1758tftp-mcastTrivial File Transfer Protocol multicast
1759mtftpMulticast Trivial File Transfer Protocol (MTFTP)
1789helloHello router communication port
1812radiusRadius dial-up authentication and accounting service
1813radius-acctRadius accounting
1911mtpStarlight network multimedia transport protocol (MTP)
1985hsrpCisco Hot Standby Router Protocol
1986licensedaemonCisco license management daemon
1997gdp-portCisco Gateway Discovery Protocol (GDP)
2049nfs[nfsd]Network File System (NFS)
2102zephyr-srvZephyr notification transport and send server
2103zephyr-cltZephyr serv-hm connection
2104zephyr-hmZephyr host manager
2401cvspserverConcurrent Versions System (CVS) client/server operations
2430/tcpvenusVenus cache manager for Coda file system (codacon port)
2430/udpvenusVenus cache manager for Coda file system (callback/wbc interface)
2431/tcpvenus-seVenus Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) side effects
2431/udpvenus-seVenus User Datagram Protocol (UDP) side effects
2432/udpcodasrvCoda file system server port
2433/tcpcodasrv-seCoda file system TCP side effects
2433/udpcodasrv-seCoda file system UDP SFTP side effects
2600hpstgmgr[zebrasrv]HPSTGMGR; Zebra routing
2601discp-client[zebra]discp client; Zebra integrated shell
2602discp-server[ripd]discp server; Routing Information Protocol daemon (ripd)
2603servicemeter[ripngd]Service meter; RIP daemon for IPv6
2604nsc-ccs[ospfd]NSC CCS; Open Shortest Path First daemon (ospfd)
2605nsc-posaNSC POSA; Border Gateway Protocol daemon (bgpd)
2606netmon[ospf6d]Dell Netmon; OSPF daemon for IPv6 (ospf6d)
2809corbalocCommon Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) naming service locator
3130icpv2Internet Cache Protocol version 2 (v2); used by Squid proxy cache server
3306mysqlMySQL database service
3346trnsprntproxyTrnsprnt proxy
4011pxePreboot Execution Environment (PXE) service
4321rwhoisRemote Whois (rwhois) service
4444krb524Kerberos version 5 (v5) to version 4 (v4) ticket converter
5002rfeRadio Frequency Ethernet (RFE) audio broadcasting system
5308cfengineConfiguration engine (Cfengine)
5999cvsup[CVSup]CVSup file transfer and update tool
6000x11[X]X Window System service
7000afs3-fileserverAndrew File System (AFS) file server
7001afs3-callbackAFS port for calling back to cache managers
7002afs3-prserverAFS user and group database
7003afs3-vlserverAFS file volume location database
7004afs3-kaserverAFS Kerberos authentication service
7005afs3-volserAFS file volume management server
7006afs3-errorsAFS error interpretation service
7007afs3-bosAFS Basic Overseer Process
7008afs3-updateAFS server-to-server updater
7009afs3-rmtsysAFS remote cache manager service
9876sdSession Director
10080amandaAdvanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver (Amanda) backup service
11371pgpkeyserverPretty Good Privacy (PGP)/GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) public key server
11720h323callsigaltH.323 call signaling alternate
13720bprdVeritas NetBackup request daemon (bprd)
13721bpdbmVeritas NetBackup database manager (bpdbm)
13722bpjava-msvcVeritas NetBackup Java/Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) protocol
13724vnetdVeritas network daemon
13782bpcdVeritas NetBackup
13783vopiedVeritas VOPIED protocol
22273wnn6[wnn4]Kana/Kanji conversion system
26000quakeQuake (and related) multiplayer game server
26208wnn6-ds 
33434tracerouteTraceroute network tracing tool
Note:
Comments from /etc/services: Port 1236 is registered as "bvcontrol", but it's also used by Gracilis Packeten remote configuration server. Official names are listed as primary, unregistered names as aliases.
Comments from /etc/services: Ports 2600-2606 are used unregistered by the zebra package. Primary names are registered names, unregistered names used by zebra are listed as aliases.
Comments from /etc/services: This port is registered as wnn6, but also uses the unregistered "wnn4" from the FreeWnn package.

Port Number/LayerNameComments
1/ddprtmpRouting Table Management Protocol
2/ddpnbpName Binding Protocol
4/ddpechoAppleTalk Echo protocol
6/ddpzipZone Information Protocol

Port Number/LayerNameComments
751kerberos_masterKerberos authentication
752passwd_serverKerberos password (kpasswd) server
754krb5_propKerberos v5 slave propagation
760krbupdate[kreg]Kerberos registration
1109kpopKerberos Post Office Protocol (KPOP)
2053knetdKerberos multiplexer
2105ekloginKerberos v5 encrypted remote login (rlogin)

Port Number/LayerNameComments
15/tcpnetstatNetwork status (netstat)
98/tcplinuxconfLinuxconf Linux administration tool
106poppassdPost Office Protocol password change daemon (POPPASSD)
465/tcpsmtpsSimple Mail Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (SMTPS)
616/tcpgiiGateway-based (routing daemon) interactive interface
808omirr[omirrd]Online mirroring (Omirr) file mirroring service
871/tcpsupfileservSoftware Upgrade Protocol (SUP) server
901/tcpswatSamba Web Administration Tool (SWAT)
953rndcBerkeley Internet Name Domain version 9 (BIND 9) Remote Name Daemon Control tool
1127sufiledbgSoftware Upgrade Protocol (SUP) debugging
1178/tcpskkservSimple Kana to Kanji (SKK) Japanese input server
1313/tcpxtelFrench Minitel text information system
1529/tcpsupport[prmsd,gnatsd]GNATS bug tracking system
2003/tcpcfingerGNU Finger service
2150ninstallNetwork installation service
2988afbackupafbackup client-server backup system
3128/tcpsquidSquid Web proxy cache
3455prsvpRSVP Port
5432postgresPostgreSQL Database
4557/tcpfaxFAX Transmission Service (Legacy)
4559/tcphylafaxHylaFAX Client-Server Protocol (New Service)
5232sgi-dglSGI Distributed Graphics Library
5354noclogNOCOL Network Operations Center Logging Daemon (noclogd)
5355hostmonNOCOL Network Operations Center Host Monitoring
5680/tcpcannaCanna Japanese Character Input Interface
6010/tcpx11-ssh-offsetSecure Shell (SSH) X11 Forwarding Offset
6667ircdInternet Relay Chat Daemon (ircd)
7100/tcpxfsX Font Server (XFS)
7666/tcptircproxyTircproxy IRC Proxy Service
8008http-altAlternative for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
8080webcacheWorld Wide Web (WWW) Cache Service
8081tproxyTransparent Proxy
9100/tcpjetdirect[laserjet,hplj]Hewlett-Packard (HP) JetDirect Network Printing Service
9359mandelspawn[mandelbrot]Parallel Mandelbrot Generator for X Window System
10081kamandaAmanda Backup Service Using Kerberos
10082/tcpamandaidxAmanda Backup Service
10083/tcpamidxtapeAmanda Backup Service
20011isdnlogIntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Logging System
20012vboxdISDN Voice Box Daemon (vboxd)
22305/tcpwnn4_KrkWnn Korean Input System
22289/tcpwnn4_CncWnn Chinese Input System
22321/tcpwnn4_TwtWnn Chinese Input System (Taiwan)
24554binkpBinkley TCP/IP Fidonet Mailer Daemon
27374aspAddress Search Protocol
60177tfidoIfmail FidoNet Compatible Mail Service
60179fidoFidoNet Electronic Mail and News Network
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