Port 162UDP
Receipt of, SNMP alerts.
What is harbour 162 for?
The protocol or service generally associated with the SNMP Trap.
Transport Protocol
UDP
Safety precautions
Filter sources and secure supervision.
Should we open this port in the firewall?
Only if a service is actually needed the use it. Apply the principle of any privilege: limit the authorized sources, destinations and interfaces, and then log connections when relevant.
How do I check this port?
Test-NetConnection SERVER -Port 162Under Linux, you can use nc -vz SERVER 162.
Port/service associations are common conventions. An application can be configured on another port.