networking

TCP and UDP ports

September 27, 2009

 

Port Category

Port Number Range

Description

Well-known ports 0 – 1023 Typically used by standard system processes or programs executed by users with administrator credentials. Assigned by IANA.
Registered ports 1024 – 49151 Used by ordinary user processes or programs executed by ordinary users. IANA does not assign these ports, but registers use of them as a convenience for the TCP/IP community.
Dynamic or private ports 49152 – 65535 Unassigned and unregistered ports for private applications, client-side processes, or other processes that dynamically allocate port numbers