CEH v9 Question of the Week: SMB Over TCP/IP

NetBIOS over TCP/IP allows files and/or printers to be shared over the network. You are trying to intercept the traffic from a victim machine to a corporate network printer. You are attempting to hijack the printer network connection from your laptop by sniffing the wire.

Which port does SMB over TCP/IP use?

A. 443
B. 179
C. 445
D. 139

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is C.

Port 445 – Microsoft-DS SMB file sharing

• Port 443 – Hypertext Transfer Protocol over TLS/SSL (HTTPS)
• Port 179 – Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
• Port 139 – NetBIOS Session Service

 

Related Course
Certified Ethical Hacker v9

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