> Where can one find a listing of the tcp/ip ports, by > number and function? I don't know how to ask the > question on Alta Vista. Thanx. --doug > .. {eric@ns:/usr/home/eric} more /etc/services # # Network services, Internet style # # Note that it is presently the policy of IANA to assign a single well-known # port number for both TCP and UDP; hence, most entries here have two entries # even if the protocol doesn't support UDP operations. # Updated from RFC 1700, ``Assigned Numbers'' (October 1994). All ports # are included. # # The lastest IANA port assignments can be gotten from # http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers # The Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023. # The Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151 # The Dynamic and/or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535 # # Kerberos services are for Kerberos v4, and are unofficial. Sites running # v5 should uncomment v5 entries and comment v4 entries. # # $Id: services,v 1.55 1998/09/16 15:42:32 des Exp $ # From: @(#)services 5.8 (Berkeley) 5/9/91 # # WELL KNOWN PORT NUMBERS # rtmp 1/ddp #Routing Table Maintenance Protocol tcpmux 1/tcp #TCP Port Service Multiplexer tcpmux 1/udp #TCP Port Service Multiplexerhere have two entries nbp 2/ddp #Name Binding Protocolions. compressnet 2/tcp #Management Utility(October 1994). All ports compressnet 2/udp #Management Utility compressnet 3/tcp #Compression Process compressnet 3/udp #Compression Processen from echo 4/ddp #AppleTalk Echo Protocols/port-numbers rje 5/tcp #Remote Job Entryugh 1023. rje 5/udp #Remote Job Entryhrough 49151 zip 6/ddp #Zone Information Protocol52 through 65535 echo 7/tcp echo 7/udp for Kerberos v4, and are unofficial. Sites running discard 9/tcp sink null comment v4 entries. discard 9/udp sink null systat 11/tcp users #Active UsersExp $ systat 11/udp users #Active Users daytime 13/tcp daytime 13/udpRS qotd 17/tcp quote #Quote of the Day qotd 17/udp quote #Quote of the Daytocol msp 18/tcp #Message Send Protocolftp-data 20/tcp #File Transfer [Default Data] ftp-data 20/udp #File Transfer [Default Data] ftp 21/tcp #File Transfer [Control]rsExp $ ftp 21/udp #File Transfer [Control]rs ssh 22/tcp #Secure Shell Login ssh 22/udp #Secure Shell Login telnet 23/tcp quote #Quote of the Day telnet 23/udp quote #Quote of the Daytocol # 24/tcp any private mail system # 24/udp any private mail system smtp 25/tcp mail #Simple Mail Transfernerator smtp 25/udp mail #Simple Mail Transfer nsw-fe 27/tcp #NSW User System FE nsw-fe 27/udp #NSW User System FE msg-icp 29/tcp #MSG ICP msg-icp 29/udp #MSG ICP msg-auth 31/tcp #MSG Authentication msg-auth 31/udp #MSG Authentication dsp 33/tcp #Display Support Protocol dsp 33/udp #Display Support Protocol # 35/tcp any private printer server # 35/udp any private printer server time 37/tcp timserver msp 18/udp #Message Send Protocol chargen 19/tcp ttytst source #Character Generator ##################### etc. etc. you get the picture..... Eric Cifreo Austin, TX Go Chuck! -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.