Hoboy... I believe you may find this to be one of the 'sore spots' in the
network security world. While some of the so-called 'assigned' ports have
been sort of standardized (e.g. 7, 21, 23, 53, etc.), many truthfully
*haven't* been. Standardization requires everybody playing on the same
team, and using the same rules, y'know <weak smile>. The IANA RFC's (ending
with 1700) were pretty much abided by in years past, but tain't no longer
always so. Also, some of the original well-known port 'assignments' are now
obsolete. Moreover, the IANA itself is being challenged as an I'net
'authority' (it actually never was a true authority, tho. Jon Postel and
others simply saw a need, and graciously filled it). Geez. Bottom line
is -- nobody is gonna arrest a coder for plopping a less-used port (even in
the 'well-known' range) into their app. And finding out what type of 'stuff'
is happening on a given port connection (from a network security vantage
point) is most likely gonna end up with using a sniffer (plus other tools
and a good bit of detective work) to figure it out. Port lists, IMHO, are a
quick starting point, but nothing more. This is all just my humble opinion,
of course, based on my own particular bloody experiences. Would *certainly*
like to hear others' comments on the subject. BTW, I think 'acmsoda' and
'supdup' are a drink and a suppository used to treat erectile dysfunction
<g>. Could be wrong, tho.....
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Foxworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 4:40 PM
Subject: port number description?
Hi,
Try looking at
http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers
I found:
acmsoda 6969/tcp acmsoda
acmsoda 6969/udp acmsoda
cslistener 9000/tcp CSlistener
cslistener 9000/udp CSlistener
THX,
Pete Goodridge
but these ports seems to be 'unregistered'.
They are:
UDP 1169 (acmsoda) what is this used for??? UDP 1168
(instl-bootc) what is this????? UDP 1184
UDP 1186
TCP 1224
TCP 6969
TCP 8083
TCP 8082
TCP 9000
Any suggestions where I can find the description of the above ports?
Thanks,
- -Joel
I hate to be fussy but, why are so many of these ports listed with a
description that is just as vague as the name. Joel did ask what they are
used for. Darned if I can figure them out. Is 1169 the port you telnet to
to find out how cold the Pepsi cans are in the ACM society's soda machine.
There has to be a good story behind some of these.
One of my 'favorites' is SUPDUP. Whazzis? Don'cha just love it when
"supdup" is explained in detail with the wordy description "supdup"(port
95) Or am I just looking at the wrong list?
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