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Difference between port 162 and 135

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Why do we need still need 135 if 162 is already responding via SNMP trap?

firewall ports snmp-trap

Created on Mar 30, 2021 1:51:16 AM



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Hey joshuang,

while port 162 is used for SNMP Traps, port 135 is used for WMI sensors. Please check this article for details: https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/61462-which-ports-does-prtg-use-on-my-system

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Sven Roggenhofer [Paessler Technical Support]

Created on Mar 30, 2021 4:45:28 AM by Sven Roggenhofer [Paessler Technical Support]




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