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Port 1723: PPTP

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The ports that come up when opening a firewall, reading a scan or troubleshooting a connection: what runs on each, TCP or UDP, and what to watch out for. Search by number or name. Port numbers and service names were checked against IANA's port number registry; ports that are widely used but assigned by IANA to something else are marked unofficial.

Port number or name

1723 is a registered port (1024-49151): assigned by IANA on request. IANA's registry lists everything assigned to it: look up 1723 at IANA.

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PortProtocolServiceWhat it's forIANA name
1723
TCP
PPTP
Old Microsoft VPN protocol.
pptp
Careful: PPTP's encryption is broken; replace it with IKEv2, SSTP, OpenVPN or WireGuard.

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