Never expose to the internet
Port 445 — SMB
Windows file and printer sharing.
Port
445
Service
SMB
Protocol
TCP
Security guidance
The vector for WannaCry and countless ransomware outbreaks. It must never be reachable from the internet, and most ISPs block it anyway.
Is port 445 open on your server?
Test it from outside your network — the only view that matters.
Other common ports
20 · FTP data
21 · FTP control
22 · SSH / SFTP
23 · Telnet
25 · SMTP
53 · DNS
80 · HTTP
110 · POP3
123 · NTP
143 · IMAP
161 · SNMP
389 · LDAP
443 · HTTPS
465 · SMTPS
587 · SMTP submission
993 · IMAPS
995 · POP3S
1433 · Microsoft SQL Server
1521 · Oracle Database
2082 · cPanel
2083 · cPanel (TLS)
3000 · Node.js / dev server
3306 · MySQL / MariaDB
3389 · RDP
5432 · PostgreSQL
5900 · VNC
6379 · Redis
8080 · HTTP alternate
8443 · HTTPS alternate
9200 · Elasticsearch
27017 · MongoDB