{"id":1003,"date":"2023-10-13T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:49:53","slug":"ports-file-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/ports-file-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Port > File Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/ftp-file-transfer-protocol\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"904\">File transfer protocols (FTP)<\/a> use various ports for transferring files. Here are some commonly used file transfer ports and their associated protocols:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li><strong>Port 20:<\/strong> FTP Data &#8211; This port is used for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) data transfer. It is responsible for transferring the actual files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 21:<\/strong> FTP Control &#8211; The FTP control port is used for sending commands and controlling FTP sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 22:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/ssh-secure-shell-protocol\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"914\">SSH (Secure Shell)<\/a> &#8211; While not exclusively for file transfer, SSH is a secure protocol that can be used for secure file transfers via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) or SCP (Secure Copy Protocol).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 69:<\/strong> TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) &#8211; TFTP is a simple protocol for transferring files, often used for network device configuration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 115:<\/strong> SFTP (Simple File Transfer Protocol) &#8211; This is a less common file transfer protocol, often used in Unix-like systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 989:<\/strong> FTPS Data &#8211; FTPS (FTP Secure) is a secure variant of FTP. Port 989 is used for the data transfer in FTPS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 990:<\/strong> FTPS Control &#8211; FTPS control port is used for commands and control in secure FTPS sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 1024-49151:<\/strong> IANA-Registered Ports &#8211; Various file transfer protocols and services may use ports in this range for file transfers or related services. These ports can be customized for specific applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 514:<\/strong> Syslog &#8211; While not a file transfer protocol, it&#8217;s used for collecting and forwarding log messages, which can include log files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 8999:<\/strong> TFTP Alternate &#8211; An alternative port for TFTP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port 873:<\/strong> Rsync &#8211; Used for remote file synchronization and transfer with the rsync protocol.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These ports play a crucial role in transferring files over a network securely and efficiently. Depending on your specific needs and the protocols you&#8217;re using, you&#8217;ll use different ports for file transfer operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File transfer protocols (FTP) use various ports for transferring files. Here are some commonly used file transfer ports and their associated protocols: These ports play a crucial role in transferring files over a network securely and efficiently. Depending on your specific needs and the protocols you&#8217;re using, you&#8217;ll use different ports for file transfer operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-1003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-networking","tag-port-type"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1038,"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supporttips.com\/a\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}