---
title: "[Document] Port Requirements for Microsoft Windows Server System"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/11/11/document-port-requirements-for-microsoft-windows-server-syst.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/11/11/document-port-requirements-for-microsoft-windows-server-syst.html"
published: "2003-11-11T13:49:00"
updated: "2003-11-11T13:49:00"
tags: ["Cool Tools"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "This looks like it could come in real handy come time to configure your firewalls for repaved servers. Microsoft released an Excel sheet that lists all the ports that MS products use with this data: port,protocol,System…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# \[Document\] Port Requirements for Microsoft Windows Server System

By Roy Osherove November 11, 2003 In [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools)

**Historical article** · Originally published November 11, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

This looks like it could come in real handy come time to configure your firewalls for repaved servers. Microsoft released an Excel sheet that lists all the ports that MS products use with this data: port,protocol,System Service and service logical name.

[Port Requirements for Microsoft Windows Server System](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e114b7e5-400f-45b6-9e1c-50968a0cc729&DisplayLang=en) 

Email your sysadmin.

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