| TABLE 1: Key Protocols in Win2K/AD Environments |
| Protocol |
Description |
UDP or TCP |
Port |
| DNS |
Name resolution services |
UDP |
53 |
| LDAP |
Main protocol for accessing AD information |
Both |
389 |
| Kerberos |
Main authentication protocol in a Win2K environment |
Both |
88 |
| NTP |
Provides time synchronization services |
UDP |
123 |
| RPC locator |
Provides port mapping services for two computers that want to communicate |
TCP |
135 |
| RPC |
Main protocol for interapplication communications between remote computers |
TCP |
>1023 |
| Server Message Block (SMB) |
Main file server protocol for accessing file shares remotely |
TCP |
445 |