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N10-005 · Question #629

Which of the following ports would have to be allowed through a firewall to allow SNMP traffic to pass on its default port? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is D. 161 E. 162. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) uses two UDP ports: port 161 for SNMP queries (managers polling agents for data) and port 162 for SNMP traps (agents sending unsolicited alerts to managers). Both ports must be open to allow full bidirectional SNMP communication. The…

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Question

Which of the following ports would have to be allowed through a firewall to allow SNMP traffic to pass on its default port? (Select TWO).

Options

  • A22
  • B23
  • C143
  • D161
  • E162
  • F8080

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    88% (22)

Explanation

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) uses two UDP ports: port 161 for SNMP queries (managers polling agents for data) and port 162 for SNMP traps (agents sending unsolicited alerts to managers). Both ports must be open to allow full bidirectional SNMP communication. The other choices belong to SSH (22), Telnet (23), IMAP (143), and HTTP alternate (8080).

Topics

#SNMP#port numbers#firewall rules#protocol ports

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