GPEN · Question #18
Which of the following ports will you scan to search for SNMP enabled devices in the network?
The correct answer is D. 161. SNMP agents listen for polling requests on UDP port 161, making it the correct port to scan when discovering SNMP-enabled devices.
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Which of the following ports will you scan to search for SNMP enabled devices in the network?
Options
- A163
- B123
- C151
- D161
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A17% (5)
- B3% (1)
- C7% (2)
- D73% (22)
Why each option
SNMP agents listen for polling requests on UDP port 161, making it the correct port to scan when discovering SNMP-enabled devices.
Port 163 is not assigned to SNMP; it is unrelated to network management protocols.
Port 123 is the well-known port for NTP (Network Time Protocol), not SNMP.
Port 151 has no standard IANA assignment relevant to SNMP or network management.
SNMP uses UDP port 161 as the well-known port on which agents listen for Get, GetNext, GetBulk, and Set requests from a network management station. Scanning for open UDP port 161 is the standard method to identify SNMP-capable devices on a network. Port 162 is the companion trap port used for unsolicited agent-to-manager notifications.
Concept tested: SNMP well-known UDP port for device discovery
Source: https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml
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