COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

SNMP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
UDP port number used by SNMP manager to communicate with Agents is ____
A
162
B
161
C
80
D
43
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What Port is Used for SNMP? 161 or 162? SNMP uses both port 161 and port 162 for sending commands and messages. The “SNMP manager” at the head of your system sends commands down to a network device, or “SNMP agent, ‘’ using destination port 161.

Detailed explanation-2: -SNMP is a request/response protocol. UDP port 161 is its well-known port. SNMP uses UDP as its transport protocol because it has no need for the overhead of TCP.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is an SNMP port? SNMP ports are utilized via UDP 161 for SNMP Managers communicating with SNMP Agents (i.e. polling) and UDP 162 when agents send unsolicited Traps to the SNMP Manager.

Detailed explanation-4: -The default SNMP port number is 161.

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