LPI 300-300 Question Answer
Which of the following TCP ports is used to provide the SMB protocol without NetBIOS?
133
138
139
386
445
The SMB protocol (Server Message Block) is used for providing shared access to files and printers.
Historically, SMB ran on top of NetBIOS over TCP/IP using port 139.
SMB can also run directly over TCP/IP without the NetBIOS layer, which uses port 445.
Therefore, TCP port 445 is used to provide the SMB protocol without NetBIOS.
References
Official IANA port numbers: https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml
Microsoft documentation on SMB:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/microsoft-smb-protocol-and-cifs-protocol-overview
TESTED 20 Dec 2025
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