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Q256884: TCP and UDP Ports Used by Remote Control Have Changed in SP2

Article: Q256884
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200preSP3
Last Modified: 05-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP2 
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SUMMARY
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The ports utilized by Remote Control have changed in Systems Management Server
(SMS) 2.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

MORE INFORMATION
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Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 2 Remote Tools utilize the
following:

+------------------------------------------------+
| Process     | Port | Protocol | Feature        | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-rcinfo  | 2701 | TCP      | RCINFO         | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-rcinfo  | 2701 | UDP      | RCINFO         | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-remctrl | 2702 | TCP      | Remote Control | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-remctrl | 2702 | UDP      | Remote Control | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-chat    | 2703 | TCP      | Chat           | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-chat    | 2703 | UDP      | Chat           | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-xfer    | 2704 | TCP      | File Transfer  | 
+------------------------------------------------+
| sms-xfer    | 2704 | UDP      | File Transfer  | 
+------------------------------------------------+

The remote tools have the following functions:

+------------------------------------------+
| Port | Function                          | 
+------------------------------------------+
| 2701 | Used for session setup and verify | 
+------------------------------------------+
| 2702 | Used for actual remote control    | 
+------------------------------------------+
| 2703 | Used for remote chat              | 
+------------------------------------------+
| 2704 | Used for remote file transfer     | 
+------------------------------------------+

Before SMS 2.0 SP2, ports used for remote tools were the same in both SMS 2.0 and
SMServer 1.2.

For additional information about network ports used by remote helpdesk functions,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q167128 Network Ports Used by Remote Helpdesk Functions

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200preSP3 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbinfo
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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