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Port 179 (BGP)
Protocol: TCP
Service: BGP
Medium risk
BGP: the routing protocol between autonomous systems that holds the Internet together. Only between border routers; exposed or poorly filtered it enables route hijacking.
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Port 67 (DHCP server) 68
Port 68 (DHCP client) 123
Port 123 (NTP) 161
Port 161 (SNMP) 162
Port 162 (SNMP Trap) 514
Port 514 (Syslog)
Port 67 (DHCP server) 68
Port 68 (DHCP client) 123
Port 123 (NTP) 161
Port 161 (SNMP) 162
Port 162 (SNMP Trap) 514
Port 514 (Syslog)
Assignments per the IANA port registry. Educational content.