TCP Parameters

This topic lists some commonly used TCP port numbers and options that can be used when establishing connections.

Port Numbers

Port Protocol Comments
7 echo  
11 systat  
15 netstat  
20 ftp-data  
21 ftp  
23 telnet  
25 smtp mail
37 time  
43 whois  
53 domain DNS
77 rje  
79 Finger  
80 http  
87 link ttylink
95    
101 hostnames  
109 pop-2 Post Office
117 uucp-path  
119 nntp usenet – Network News Transfer
123 ntp Network Time Protocol
443 https Secure http
465 ssmtp  
512 exec  
513 login  
514 shell cmd
563 snntp  

Options

Value Meaning
SO_BROADCAST Allow transmission of broadcast messages on the socket.
SO_DEBUG Record debugging information.
SO_DONTLINGER Don’t block close waiting for unsent data to be sent.
SO_DONTROUTE Don’t route: send directly to interface.
SO_KEEPALIVE Send keepalives.
SO_LINGER Linger on close if unsent data is present.
SO_OOBINLINE Receive out-of-band data in the normal data stream.
SO_RCVBUF Specify buffer size for receives
SO_REUSEADDR Allow the socket to be bound to an address that is already in use.
SO_SNDBUF Specify buffer size for sends.
TCP_NODELAY Disables the Nagle algorithm for send coalescing.

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