Ports
● FTP is ports 20 and 21, it transfers files from one device to another, requires
authentication
● SSH is port 22, is encrypted so it is better than Telnet, it is a remote protocol to enter
another device
● Telnet is port 23, it also allows remote logging in but is not secure so it is not the best
choice anymore
● SMTP is port 25, it is server to server email transfer and also to send emails to servers; it
is NOT for receiving email which is POP3 or IMAP
● DNS is port 53, it converts IP addresses to names
● DHCP is ports 67 and 68, it automatically configures IP address & subnetting on a lease,
if it can’t be found there is APIPA which is 169.254. (there can be static instead of
dynamic, or reservations)
● HTTP is port 80 while its secure version, HTTPS, is 443, it is just web server
communication
● There are two receiving mail ports: POP3, which is port 110, and IMAP4 which is port
143 the main difference: POP3 emails are removed from server, IMAP synchrozies
emails on the server
● SMB is port 445, it is used for transferring files between devices and printing (if it
communicates indirectly using NetBIOS which is less common it is ports 137 and 139)
● SNMP is ports 161 and 162, it gathers statistics from network devices
● LDAP is port 389, it is used to query directories too store and receive information
● RDP is port 3389, it is used to share a desktop from a remote location
Fiber-optic connectors
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Cloud
● Deploys infrastructure in minutes to create servers
● The type of deployment models: private, virtualized local data center that only
that company has access to, public, available to anyone over the Internet,
hybrid, a mix of public and private like Microsoft or a healthcare center, or
community, where many organizations share the same resources
● IaaS is the infrastructure needed to deploy cloud instance like CPU or network
you’re responsible for a large amount of the management
● SaaS is on-demand software no local installation so you manage data and
applications
● Cloud Models - Messer
To look at:
● Logical cores are hyptherthreading, physical cores is multi-core processor
● IPS is a form of network security and can block malicious attacks, unlike IDS
which can only log them
● What to look for when troubleshooting: continuous reboots is sign of bad
memory
● Quality of Service (QoS) means using a network protocol to prioritize certain
traffic types over others.
● : If the lights are steady on a network interface card (NIC), it indicates that there
is no network activity.
● oftware as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud computing service that enables a service
provider to make applications available over the Internet to end-users. This can
be a calendar, scheduling, invoicing, word processor, database, or other
programs. For example, Google Docs and Office 365 are both word processing
SaaS solutions. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud computing service
that enables a consumer to outsource computing equipment purchases and
running their own data center. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing
service that enables consumers to rent fully configured systems that are set up
for specific purposes. Desktop as a Service (DaaS) provides a full virtualized
desktop environment from within a cloud-based service. This is also known as
VDI (Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure) and is coming in large enterprise
businesses focused on increasing their security and minimizing their operational
expenses.
