Port numbers

    Client computers and your AppleShare IP server communicate through virtual "ports" on your server. Different ports control different services.

    Some standard port numbers have been defined by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. These standard numbers appear in the Ports pop-up menu in TCP Filter Admin. The list below describes what each port does.

      Port number   Lets clients do this    
    20 (FTP Data)
    21 (FTP Control)
    Use FTP to transfer files to and from your server

    You must create a filter for both ports 20 and 21.

    IMPORTANT: FTP passive mode may not use these port numbers. To allow passive FTP connections, allow access to all ports for specific FTP users, or change the default filter to "allow all."


    23 (Telnet) Use a Telnet-based application to communicate with your server

    25 (SMTP) Upload mail to your server (if it uses the SMTP protocol)

    79 (Finger) Look up your users' names and e-mail addresses in a directory

    80 (Web) Access your Web site

    106 (PASS) Change an e-mail password using the PASS protocol

    110 (POP) Receive mail from your server using the POP protocol

    137 Windows name service UDP port number

    138 Windows Network Neighborhood UDP port number

    139 (NETBIOS/SMB) Exchange files with your server from a Windows computer

    143 (IMAP) Receive mail from your server using the IMAP protocol

    311 (Web-based Remote Admin) Access the Web-based Remote Admin CGI

    515 (LPR) Print to a print queue via TCP/IP

    548 (AFP/TCP) Share files using AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) over TCP

    626 (IMAP Admin) Remotely administer the mail database

    687 (Shared Users) From a secondary server, access the primary server's Users & Groups information

    660 Access the Mac OS Server Admin application

 


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