Easily Memorize Port Numbers! (for CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1101, 220-1102, and more)

Some of these are pretty fun, some of these are a bit of a STRETCH.
But if you remember just a few of these because of this video, I did my job.

[@my-free-academy]

*** IMPORTANT NOTE: There are 65,535 ports, NOT 65,353 ports, it was just a typo that for some reason I didn't catch when I was recording the voiceover.
I'm not sure how I didn't catch this when I was recording it, and I'm pretty mad at myself about it.
It's a common number in PC terms, since in binary, it's 2 to the 16th power minus 1. I apologize for the confusion, and I will see if I can add an annotation in the video itself.

[@DuitLikeThis]

I take my a+ in an hour so I appreciate the video!!

[@my-free-academy]

@@DuitLikeThis Good luck and happy cramming :D don't stress too much, take your time with the questions, re-read everything, make sure you're hydrated and have a snack beforehand so you have energy and not just focused on being hungry and struggle to focus. They give you plenty of time, so you can go back and review questions you struggled on and give them more attention :)

[@DuitLikeThis]

@@my-free-academy Just came back here to let you know I did end up passing and thank you for this video!

[@my-free-academy]

@@DuitLikeThis Congratulations!!! Very happy for you :) What's next on the career path?

[@DuitLikeThis]

@@my-free-academy part 2 😂😂😂 then continuing on for the other comptia certs and school

[@jacobzacarias]

53 - DNS
5 syllables (do-main name sys-tem)
3 words (domain name system)

[@ryanmcnichol3620]

as a canadian, this is so much easier to remember than a American president haha. Thanks a lot!

[@smallppgangg]

way easier to remember

[@user-cr8zs7cc1i]

DNS Do Not/use Salt if you are over 53 years old 😂

[@4867503]

SNMP sounds like "snimp" which sounds like "shrimp", and 161 looks like |6| and the 6 is an upside-down cocktail shrimp in the middle of the "road"

[@Fernandez218]

It sounds more like "simp" and simps are attentive and submissive to women. 6 is an upside down 9 and a 9/10 woman is very attractive. Someone worthy of simping towards. Upside down 1's are still 1's so we have a 9/10 rating woman surronded by 1s which boosts her attactiveness up to a 10. Similarly SNMP (simp) sends out queries (attention and adoration) to port 161 (object of affection) for the discovery and monitoring process (clingy).

[@Superior_Self]

@@Fernandez218 no joke i instantly thought of it sounding like the word simp and was trying to memorize it similiarly and you did it first! Thanks bro

[@Fernandez218]

@@Superior_Self haha. I have too much time on my hands.

[@adog3129]

LDAP is 389 and RDP is 3389. so if you remember one, you remember both. that's helped me.

[@Abdirahmaann]

123 NTP easy to remember 😁

[@bayliedaedra347]

i watched this, went back to studying flashcards thinking it did not work. IT WORKED THANK YOU.

[@my-free-academy]

Glad it helped :) Yeah these are silly, but sometimes the silly stuff sticks :D

[@spykefu19]

THIS HELPS OUT ALOT! Thank you for this! Memorizing Port numbers has been torturing me , no matter how many times I study them & your examples are great! (I also had trouble trying to relate DNS to something relevant to me but couldnt either so dont worry lol)
Also, a fun one that helped me that I thought I would share would be for Port 143:
Typical IMAX movie screen ratios are in 1:43 .....IMAX / IMAP both utilize 143 (not sure if viewers know IMAX but those that do, hope this alternative helps as well)
Wish everyone all the best in their endeavors! "There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory"

[@titusgitari]

Thank you so much! I'm thrilled to share that I passed the CORE 2, and it wouldn't have been possible without the invaluable information from the video. 🙏🎉

[@my-free-academy]

Glad I could help!

[@viktorvaxby5985]

Why does this channel only have 660 subs?!! Best CompTIA certification content on yt frfr

[@Keylink1]

His content is great and helpful, but I wouldn't say it's the best. I'd have to give that to Professor Messer, he is actually partnered with CompTIA so if you're serious about passing give him a shot :)

[@galloe]

This probably works better for those who live in the U.S., but for port 53 - Domain Name System, you can relate it to the presidential race.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (D) became president in 1953 by defeating Adlai Stevenson II (S), and Eisenhower's running mate was Richard Nixon (N). So you can say... In 19(53), [D]wight and [N]ixon defeated [S]tevenson.

[@anonnimoose7987]

I was about to use the beetle car but this works better

[@des-Troy-ed]

Thanks for this concise and straight to the point video, hopefully, i pass core 1 this time (it cost me £180 to do the exam again).

[@jaykayaye5260]

Good luck

[@SandeepKumar-zb5uf]

Thanks bro, I appreciate the way you explained. I am planning to take a CompTIA A+ soon and your video is really helpful in remembering the ports.

[@jeremychi5674]

Holy crap I was struggling with memorizing these ports for soo long, but after watching this video three times in a row, I aced them on quizlet flashcards. THANK YOU

[@7topseven7]

great video helps so much thank you.
for the 389 LADP and 3899 RDP this worked for me 4 letters = 3 Numbers and 3 letters = 4 numbers they're opposites

[@blahblahhai]

Best video I have encountered this week! I really needed this, thank you

[@admmm_]

I like to remember LDAP as an LA-PD police vehicle with the number 389 written on the back of it being the vehicle identifier LOL

[@shinatoIV]

Definitely going to rewatch this over and over.

[@marko1788]

This is exactly how I used to memorize stuff I needed to learn back in grade school, coming up with simple little things to help me remember! God bless you sir! This is just what I needed!

[@margaretlapell2461]

You have no idea how much this helps 👌🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@Gh_xst6]

Fantastic!!! Thank you very much for putting this together! ❤

[@zethren_8576]

honestly this is going to help so much, I'm taking part one of the A+ next Wednesday and ports and printers are my biggest struggle.

[@KINGSAVAGEVLOGS]

Same here bro I struggled with it on my 1101 exam I’m taking 1102 this Saturday just remember what you learned and be prepared for a lot of customer service questions and knowledge based questions

[@my-free-academy]

What printer problems are you having trouble with? Maybe I can make some resources for those.

[@albertovazquez9867]

dude all of them helped. you are a freaking beast

[@jasonseyba9421]

Thanks. Found this video both helpful and fun.

[@dragons02018]

I have my 220-1101 on Wednesday and where I'd been struggling mostly was how to memorise the ports! Thank you for this!

[@my-free-academy]

You're very welcome :)

[@Mamakaz86]

Thanks for this! I have my 1101 exam tomorrow morning and I'm refreshing my memory on port numbers and some of these will come in handy!

[@my-free-academy]

Best of luck!

[@stoneguy85]

This was a big help. Thank you

[@jesus8144]

These are really good and super helpful!!! Thank you :)

[@jr_dev-xg2xo]

This was super helpful thank you!

[@michaelwood7489]

Helped me pass my exam! Thank you!

[@SAM7167]

Super cool. I think I'll remember them, especially for SMB, port 445! Now I have the little music stuck in my head! 🤣

[@SharpTheDemon]

you earned a like and a sub. I'm grateful for you, seriously.

[@user-gt1fp9im5e]

Great video made me laugh 😂 I enjoy your other videos as well. Studying for my sec+ I hope you keep making awesome videos thank you

[@40wattstudio41]

Excellent, exactly what I was looking for!

[@40wattstudio41]

Update: Just passed my Comptia A+ Core 1 exam. Thanks to this video, I'm pretty sure I got all the port number questions right!

[@jasonvelez225]

This is genious man made it alot easier to remember thank you for making this video

[@my-free-academy]

Glad it helped :)

[@garrettdeanna]

Thank you! So helpful ❤

[@thecasualreviewer2148]

Good stuff!

[@ingridpaixaor]

This is awesome! Thanks

[@anonnimoose7987]

HTTP: Around The World In 80 Days (in a hot air balloon)
Seriously, watch the movie.
NTP - think of the clock - 1 2 3
69 TFTP - The F- (welp it became awkward)

[@sinside318]

Now we just need a video for the additional ports in the Network+ Exam

[@coldCoders]

Honestly loved the NetBios way to remember, actually super dope

[@tonyr.5673]

Thank you for making it, anything helps, and you made it funny at times.

[@my-free-academy]

Welcome :) Glad it helped :)

[@MelancholyBlue.]

well done bro, appreciate this!

[@my-free-academy]

Tyty :)

[@firstfourthfirst5097]

This is actually brilliant

[@my-free-academy]

Thank you glad it helped :)

[@susieogle9108]

I am honestly getting a little thrill with seeing this and seeing that someone else used two of the ways I remember some of these ports! I was telling a buddy about 22 turned around is SS, and also told him how 143 means, I love you, and I always think about how much I love IMAP because it maps out my email to all of my devices. I have NOT thought of 20/21 for Forget That Period. THAT is awesome!
It just felt great for him to forward me this video and seeing two of the ones I told him matched up exactly. Thank you!!

[@jessesimonds6744]

Holy crap this is great, thank you

[@chaichanaa]

It helped, thank you!!

[@ConTroll87]

Yup. Watched this once and already remember most of it.

[@WillPowah]

Super helpful thank you

[@debraspann-horne7782]

Thank you for this! It helped a lot!

[@my-free-academy]

Glad it helped! :)

[@SirPlatypusVI]

I think of netbios as when you set up a LAN that you’re most likely gonna be unlucky (13) that it works the first time with a small bit of luck (7) that it does work flawlessly in less than 10 (9) tries. I know it’s somewhat easy to set it up, but that’s what I used to remember it.

[@matthewcooper2916]

This is gold dude

[@deemantheboss67]

I don't usually comment on videos but thank you so much, I was ready to throw in the towel

[@lancelyde]

1.4.3 your channel thank you! ❤❤

[@abdulalialotaibi7062]

I love you, thank you

[@Nicoli9349]

Thank you so much fr this video!

[@my-free-academy]

Welcome, my pleasure :)

[@rickyg4185]

Thank you 👊🏼

[@murdock3829]

Thank you for a good study video

[@sulu165]

Thank you

[@Warp2567]

Thanks. This actually helps for Sec+ exam too! Although there are a few more ports to remember, like Secured LDAP
By the way, Secured LDAP is by far the most confusing port number to remember: 636....LDAP is 389! So it's nowhere close to the number of the secured version 😂

[@NBuono15]

This is super helpfull and made me laugh thank you!

[@twistedsmilez]

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@32cassey]

It was the DHCP for me, won’t think of it another way again🙂 thank you all are helpful

[@musicbyd]

Downtown Has Cheese Pizza at the corner of 67 & 68

[@bipolartorecovery1485]

Thanks for helping with the study burn out

[@johndoyle6035]

Definitely helps!

[@mortal1501]

What I am glad I clicked on this video. I have been having a hard time remembering these ports. Do you have any more A+ or IT videos that can help me to remember like the Raid's?

[@my-free-academy]

Yes. There's a file systems video, malware removal steps video, linux and windows commands video, and more to come :)

[@catsforhire9116]

I am terrible at memorizing stuff like this so I'm most stressed about this part of the exam since there's probably going to be a performance-based question to match port numbers with their protocols. Your example for 53 was quite a stretch but 23, 25, 67/68, 110 and 389 make perfect sense, overall nice video!

[@-bagg]

ive watched this probably 20 times by now and im watching it one last time before my exam tmr, for real this video helped me memorize all of them even on some of the stranger ones i even ended up making up some other ways of memorizing them myself thank you for the video!!!!!!!

[@dante6427]

how was the exam?

[@-bagg]

@@dante6427 good I passed with 725/900

[@my-free-academy]

Congratulations! :D Time to make that sweet money now!

[@my-free-academy]

Glad it helped :D

[@davei2938]

This video should cost money to access. Yet its free! thanks bro.

[@roncall6065]

Thank you!!!!

[@my-free-academy]

Very welcome :)

[@nickarchuleta8001]

I remember DNS by associating 53 with the age my dad was when he was divorced.. lol

[@TmissinglinkC]

I've just barely started my A+ journey, but this video helped me memorize these port numbers in less than 20 minutes. Thank you.

[@my-free-academy]

You got this!

[@austinbowman6512]

this was a big help! thx

[@my-free-academy]

Welcome :)

[@film_magician]

POP3 is like pop, soda pop, and 110 is like one tin. Pop comes in one tin. Way better to memorize it like that.

[@Mikesthetruth90]

ill never forget port 22 SSH after today. thanks LOL

[@shawnmendrek3544]

That was a really good trick at 0:59. I actually forgot 20,21 was FTP as it has been so long.

[@jaykayaye5260]

0:21 was looking around my house for an intruder

[@bipolartorecovery1485]

Could you do another one of these for network+? Im having a bear of a time remembering the sql ones

[@zx600e93]

I just made this up and think I'll go with it (1433 to query My SQL server via 1434, ) to help me with my CC exam. Thoughts?

[@IndieChefster]

TY!

[@adog3129]

bro now i gotta memorize when each president was sworn in

[@adog3129]

(all of these did work great though, even that one- thanks for making this video!)

[@my-free-academy]

lolol I know that one was a bit of a stretch :D

[@Fractalesque]

389 and 3389 are easy to remember. 389 (RDP) has one less 3 than 3389. Therefore 389 has a lighter weight than 3389. Therefore 389 (RDP) is the heavyweight while 3389 (LDAP) is the lightweight.

[@VtreyusV3]

I remembered DNS by thinking about DNA having 46 chromosomes, and 53 is close enough to 46 to get me to remember the 53 port.

[@colinlarson9656]

I remember DNS as port number 53 because Jerry Garcia died at age 53. So I remember D.eadheads N.ever S.leep 53. I know it's dumb but helps me remember.

[@MAKiNPLAYZ]

389 “all the time”
LA.PD sirens going off “all the time”
Not quite LDAP but close enough for my dumbass 🤣
Thanks for this btw, used a ton of these ❤ Subbed

[@burgbored102]

Def helped watched a few times myself

[@my-free-academy]

Glad it helped :)

[@xileets]

Bahahah! You're gold. this is entertaining at the least, but very helpful.

[@xileets]

Also, 53: is the end of Korean War, and created the DMZ b/t N and S Korea, which is vaguely similar to DNS... ? IDK. yeah

[@morganfreeman4961]

@@xileets There was an attempt

[@Reflekt0r]

I loved 53. ✨

[@joshvar]

I found the best way to remember DNS as port 53. DNS stands for (Dwight and(N) Stalin) Dwight was president and Stalin died in 1953.

[@Spengas]

How i remember port 53 is route 53 like the road and a DNS routes traffic lol

[@thrailkasra6341]

This was extremely helpful. Aaaaahhhhh! Why does my brain learn this way it’s so stupid

[@rahulkamra3747]

That was brilliant!! Thanks a million.

[@my-free-academy]

welcome :)

[@davidd8740]

This helped me pass A+ anyway you can make an extended version for Net+?

[@my-free-academy]

Yeah that's actually a really good idea for a follow up to this. Thanks for the suggestion! :)

[@jojorage352]

SMTP send message to people, best acronym

[@sammarvel8]

The way I remember dhcp is 67 and 68 means your good and 169 means you’re apipa so 67 and 68 are in the clear but 69 means your network is down

[@jaminova_1969]

53:DNS Should be; Dwight (Eisenhower) Named Supreme Leader .

[@Brilliantick99]

Ty

[@my-free-academy]

welcome :)

[@AudaciousErK]

POP3 - One (1) tin (10) can of soda pop

[@wormoSTEEZE]

lol this is awesome

[@my-free-academy]

Thanks :) Glad it helped!

[@thecubexmarc]

🐐

[@GaskSherpa]

Found it outline but hope it helps to remember DNS easily
DNS
Dad no salt - you are 53 now

[@Ayoosi]

In 1953 Queen Elizabeth took the throne with her corgi Doggies, Nice & Stumpy