COMMON NETWORK PROTOCOLS β€” Simple Explanations for Network Engineers

Networking becomes much easier when you understand what each protocol actually does. πŸ”₯

Here’s a quick visual guide to some of the most common protocols:

πŸ”΅ SSH β€” Secure Shell
πŸ” Secure, encrypted remote access to network devices and servers.
➑️ Default TCP port: 22

πŸ”΄ HTTP β€” Hypertext Transfer Protocol
🌍 Used for web communication without encryption.
➑️ Default TCP port: 80

🟒 HTTPS β€” HTTP Secure
πŸ”’ HTTP protected with TLS encryption for secure web communication.
➑️ Default TCP port: 443

🟣 VPN β€” Virtual Private Network
πŸ›‘οΈ Creates an encrypted tunnel between VPN endpoints across an untrusted network such as the Internet.

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🟠 DNS β€” Domain Name System
πŸ“– Translates human-readable domain names such as www.example.com into IP addresses.

🩷 SMTP β€” Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
πŸ“§ Used to send and relay email messages between mail servers.
➑️ Common ports: 25 for server-to-server SMTP and 587 for message submission.

πŸ’‘ Easy way to remember:

SSH β†’ Secure remote access
HTTP β†’ Web
HTTPS β†’ Secure web
VPN β†’ Encrypted tunnel
DNS β†’ Names β†’ IP addresses
SMTP β†’ Email delivery

πŸ“Œ Save this for your networking study and troubleshooting reference!

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